Kaohsiung vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$382
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
80
70
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
2.72M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 39% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5666th and 3529th ($999 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 364th and 879th 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
$3.78
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487