Bandung vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$571
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1465
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$224
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1661
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
95
😀 Quality of life
39
87
🏙️ Population
2.88M
4.04M

The cost of living in Bandung is 46% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8087th and 5212th ($571 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 1.6 months in New Taipei. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7032nd and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandung New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.92
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.92
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8909
$13786

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$530
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605