Kaohsiung vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$382
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
23
😀 Quality of life
87
69
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 14% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5666th and 4849th ($999 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Taiwan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 364th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Medina

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Kaohsiung Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$5515

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010