Kaohsiung vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$353
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
80
70
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
2.71M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 40% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5770th and 3485th ($971 vs $1628) 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 281st and 899th 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
$4.32
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$10912

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459