Jerusalem vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2658
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$1313
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	80
😀 Quality of life	87	85
🏙️ Population	936K	2.73M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 144% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 950th and 5567th ($2447 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 351st and 461st 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	$24.3	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$12260

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$894
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$854
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$914
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$894
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$894
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$914
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$1006
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$695
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$993
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$802
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$901
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1135
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$615
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$707
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1030
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$634
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$454
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$628
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$451
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$579
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$697
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$628
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$669
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$616
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$671
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$941
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$700
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$415
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$766
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$753
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$608
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$600