Bandung vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$545
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1341
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$218
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1684
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
81
95
😀 Quality of life
40
86
🏙️ Population
2.88M
2.6M

The cost of living in Bandung is 54% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8276th and 4534th ($545 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6910th and 339th 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
$1.59
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.19
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.05
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$874
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$412
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.3
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.76
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.91
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.3
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7595
$19749

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$536
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$558
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$480
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$474
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$492
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
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$471
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$374
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$493
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$408
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$432
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$421
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$417
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$486
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$464
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$453
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$417
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$395
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$505
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$410
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$365
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$549
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$458
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$510
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$614
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$1073
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$967
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$875
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$731
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$821
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$897
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$728
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$894
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$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
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$747
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$669
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$625
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$788
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$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
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$1155
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$644
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$956
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$627
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$681
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$823
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$726
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$688
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$671
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$1154
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$630
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$664
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$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
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$661
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$649
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$601
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$587
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$677
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$616
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$671
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$451
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$581