Bandung vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$502
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$210
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$284
$1504
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
80
😀 Quality of life
62
88
🏙️ Population
2.88M
2.71M

The cost of living in Bandung is 48% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8655th and 5770th ($502 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 5th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bandung compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Bandung ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5685th and 281st 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
$1.4
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.49
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.4
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$732
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$306
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.5
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.1
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.58
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8368
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$468
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$551
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$466
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$515
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$376
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$494
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$627
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$458
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$516
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$552
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$457
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$446
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$472
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$469
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$452
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$490
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$436
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$424
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$400
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$381
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$419
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$428
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$416
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$393
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$371
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$402
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$386
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$358
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$520
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$428
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$437
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$450
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$438
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$417
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$419
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1115
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$493

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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