Bandung vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$534
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1291
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$212
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$1659
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
80
94
😀 Quality of life
61
87
🏙️ Population
2.88M
2.6M

The cost of living in Bandung is 59% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8422nd and 4455th ($534 vs $1313) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Bandung ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5755th and 388th 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
$1.52
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.98
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.26%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$916
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$402
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.4
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.73
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.7
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7422
$17567

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$490
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$561
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$480
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$555
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$400
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$523
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$699
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$488
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$567
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$665
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$482
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$478
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$517
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$511
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$471
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$488
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$445
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$429
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$422
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$409
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$456
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$447
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$440
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$411
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$390
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$413
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$409
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$384
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$551
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$448
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$457
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$470
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$461
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$444
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$413
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1134
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589