Bandung vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$571
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1465
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$224
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
95
😀 Quality of life
39
86
🏙️ Population
2.88M
2.6M

The cost of living in Bandung is 51% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8087th and 4715th ($571 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7032nd and 311th 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
$1.76
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.92
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.92
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8909
$18424

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605