Kaohsiung vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kaohsiung	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2619	$2119
🏠 One person rent	$339	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$752
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1088	$2078
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	15
😀 Quality of life	84	49
🏙️ Population	2.73M	513K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 7% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5786th and 5319th ($932 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th in Taiwan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 2.1 months in Tabuk. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 320th and 6353rd 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	$3.13	$7.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.3	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.21%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4824	$749
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2490	$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.02	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$3.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$313	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12618	$4269

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$913
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$952
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$725
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$791
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$857
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$890
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$995
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$746
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$860
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$917
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$863
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$851
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1011
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$676
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$721
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$860
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$675
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$588
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$664
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$716
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$738
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$713
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$694
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$799
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$667
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$678
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$1083
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$744
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$487
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$891
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$787
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$837
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$655

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$692
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$625
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1583
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$583
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$642
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$434
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$440
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$735
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1703
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1678
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1523
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1671
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1687
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$802
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$737
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1725
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$964
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$854
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1703
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$981
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$657
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1011
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$679
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1848
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1701
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2068
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1826
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1752
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$366
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010