Kaohsiung vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$342
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
20
😀 Quality of life
83
67
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 9% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6046th and 6257th ($932 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 389th and 3833rd 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
$3.76
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934