Kaohsiung vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$361
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$2731
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
72
😀 Quality of life
83
78
🏙️ Population
2.73M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 42% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5750th and 2911th ($956 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 417th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Riyadh

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Kaohsiung Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$10598

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224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
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$897
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$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

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$804
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$969
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$861
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$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
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$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
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$1828
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$979
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$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
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$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529