Bandung vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$571
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1465
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$224
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1368
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
84
😀 Quality of life
39
80
🏙️ Population
2.88M
3.03M

The cost of living in Bandung is 39% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8087th and 6052nd ($571 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 5th 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7032nd and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandung Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.92
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.92
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8909
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$530
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716