Bandung vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$571
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1465
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$224
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
81
😀 Quality of life
39
83
🏙️ Population
2.88M
2.73M

The cost of living in Bandung is 39% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8087th and 6046th ($571 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 7032nd and 389th 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
$1.76
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.92
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.92
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8909
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$530
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$596
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$553
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$541
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$419
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$551
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$757
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$517
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$577
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$605
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$512
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$508
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$524
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$522
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$506
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$550
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$453
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$438
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$447
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$434
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$507
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$487
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$470
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$441
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$420
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$512
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$427
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$388
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$558
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$485
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$495
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$518
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$530
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$499
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$458
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1121
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$530

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643