Kaohsiung vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$361	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	15
😀 Quality of life	83	47
🏙️ Population	2.73M	886K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 11% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5750th and 4967th ($956 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Taiwan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 417th and 6450th 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	$3.82	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$8574

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028