Bandung vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$545
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1341
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$218
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1264
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
80
😀 Quality of life
40
83
🏙️ Population
2.88M
2.73M

The cost of living in Bandung is 43% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8276th and 5750th ($545 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 4th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6910th and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Kaohsiung

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Bandung Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.59
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.19
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.05
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$874
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$412
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.3
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.76
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.91
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.3
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7595
$10905

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$500
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$563
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$513
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$518
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$385
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$521
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$701
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$490
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$536
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$558
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$480
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$474
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$492
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$488
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$471
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$493
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$408
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$432
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$421
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$417
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$486
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$464
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$453
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$417
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$395
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$505
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$410
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$365
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$549
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$458
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$510
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$614
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$500
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$458
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$427
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1267
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$497

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