Bandung vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$502
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$210
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$284
$1422
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
85
😀 Quality of life
62
87
🏙️ Population
2.88M
2.87M

The cost of living in Bandung is 47% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8655th and 5994th ($502 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 6th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bandung compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Bandung ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5685th and 351st 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
$1.4
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.49
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.4
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$732
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$306
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.1
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.58
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8368
$17517

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8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$468
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$551
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$466
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$515
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$376
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$494
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$627
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$458
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$516
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$552
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$457
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$446
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$472
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$469
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$452
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$490
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$436
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$424
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$400
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$381
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$419
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$428
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$416
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$393
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$371
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$402
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$386
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$358
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$520
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$428
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$437
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$450
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$438
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$417
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$419
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1115
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$493

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684