Bandung vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandung	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1341	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$218	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$1355
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	81	84
😀 Quality of life	40	81
🏙️ Population	2.88M	3.03M

The cost of living in Bandung is 39% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8276th and 6071st ($545 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th 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 Taichung. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6910th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Taichung

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	Bandung	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.59	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.19	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$412	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.91	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7595	$18658

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671