Kaohsiung vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$353
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
23
😀 Quality of life
88
69
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 17% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5770th and 4843rd ($971 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 281st and 4103rd 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
$4.32
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$5520

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077