Bandung vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$536
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1297
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$226
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.4
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
80
😀 Quality of life
61
87
🏙️ Population
2.88M
2.72M

The cost of living in Bandung is 46% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8495th and 5666th ($536 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd 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 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5820th and 364th 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
$1.49
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.95
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.55
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.8
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.34%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$776
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$345
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.57
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.6
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8600
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$502
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$551
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$467
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$556
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$391
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$515
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$684
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$478
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$536
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$609
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$478
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$470
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$488
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$487
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$474
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$499
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$445
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$417
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$424
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$405
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$445
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$453
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$439
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$405
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$388
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$419
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$408
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$379
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$549
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$439
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$459
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$476
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$456
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$439
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$411
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1175
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$496

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610