Bandung vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$512
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1251
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$208
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$65
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
95
😀 Quality of life
43
88
🏙️ Population
2.88M
4.36M

The cost of living in Bandung is 49% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8422nd and 5229th ($512 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd 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 1.5 months in New Taipei. Bandung ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6788th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandung New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.14
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.1
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.81
 Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$220
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.5%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$472
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.43
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.53
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10407
$11035

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$500
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$547
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$480
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$552
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$393
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$495
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$718
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$426
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$545
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$573
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$478
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$474
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$512
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$493
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$479
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$570
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$427
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$422
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$403
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$383
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$440
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$439
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$427
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$450
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$457
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$459
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$403
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$383
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$522
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$476
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$454
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$469
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$521
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$479
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$444
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$873
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589