Kaohsiung vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$353
$518
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$691
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1734
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
16
😀 Quality of life
88
57
🏙️ Population
2.71M
886K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 6% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5770th and 5290th ($971 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 281st and 6204th 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
$4.32
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$8604

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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 Tabuk

Distance City Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$818
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$429
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$2054
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$856
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$919
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$686
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$334
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$338
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$742
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$2014
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1933
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1810
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$2038
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$2060
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$1149
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$977
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$2145
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$1077
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$753
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$2133
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2663
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1032
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$862
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$1205
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1845
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$538
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$2305
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$2201
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2465
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$2354
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$2336
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$288
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587