Jerusalem vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2684
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1264
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	80
😀 Quality of life	85	83
🏙️ Population	936K	2.73M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 121% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1551st and 5750th ($2114 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Israel and Taiwan, respectively. Check Israel vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 374th and 417th 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	$22.2	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$83
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$10905

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601