Bandung vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$536
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1297
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$226
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$1619
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
80
94
😀 Quality of life
61
89
🏙️ Population
2.88M
2.44M

The cost of living in Bandung is 57% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8495th and 4661st ($536 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Bandung ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5820th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Taipei

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Bandung Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.49
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.95
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.55
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.8
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.34%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$776
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$345
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$9.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.57
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.6
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8600
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$502
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$551
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$467
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$556
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$391
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$515
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$684
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$478
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$536
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$609
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$478
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$470
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$488
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$487
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$474
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$499
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$445
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$417
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$424
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$405
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$445
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$453
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$439
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$405
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$388
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$419
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$408
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$379
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$549
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$439
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$459
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$476
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$456
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$439
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$411
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1175
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$496

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602