Kaohsiung vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2495
🏠 One person rent
$382
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$805
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$282
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
16
😀 Quality of life
87
57
🏙️ Population
2.72M
886K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 7% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5666th and 5149th ($999 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Tabuk. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 364th and 6188th 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
$3.78
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$8518

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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 Tabuk

Distance City Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$800
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$479
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$1853
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$824
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$942
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$665
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$354
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$360
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$724
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$2002
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1946
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1700
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$1936
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$1962
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$1062
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$895
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$2022
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$1010
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$776
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$1993
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2483
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1013
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$776
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$1122
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1761
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$546
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$2145
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$2066
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2346
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$2172
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$2154
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$288
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403