Bandung vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$512
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1251
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$208
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$65
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
84
😀 Quality of life
43
83
🏙️ Population
2.88M
3.03M

The cost of living in Bandung is 49% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8422nd and 5356th ($512 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 Taichung. Bandung ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6788th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandung Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.14
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.1
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$220
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.5%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$472
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.43
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.53
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10407
$13893

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721