Kaohsiung vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2120
🏠 One person rent
$342
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1723
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
81
15
😀 Quality of life
83
45
🏙️ Population
2.73M
886K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 6% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6046th and 5787th ($932 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Tabuk. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 389th and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Tabuk

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Kaohsiung Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$4277

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Tabuk

Distance City Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$694
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$393
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$1536
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$777
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$879
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$640
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$278
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$294
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$707
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$1657
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1651
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1372
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$1607
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$1632
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$847
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$721
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$1713
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$934
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$806
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$1727
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2037
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1004
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$609
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$952
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1671
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$692
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$1775
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$1741
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2115
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$1815
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$1768
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$303
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881