Jerusalem vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5802
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$2357
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
80
😀 Quality of life
86
87
🏙️ Population
936K
2.72M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 148% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 911th and 5666th ($2483 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Israel and Taiwan, respectively. Check Israel vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 410th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Kaohsiung

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Jerusalem Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.3
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.1
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1637
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16323
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9037
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.97
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.65
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$152
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1104
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27069
$11481

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610