Kaohsiung vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$339
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
71
😀 Quality of life
84
74
🏙️ Population
2.73M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 43% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5786th and 2922nd ($932 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 320th and 1210th 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
$3.13
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$9649

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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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561