Kaohsiung vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$339
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
20
😀 Quality of life
84
52
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.18M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 4% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5786th and 6017th ($932 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th in Taiwan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 320th and 6150th 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
$3.13
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964