Bandung vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$512
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1251
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$208
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$65
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
95
😀 Quality of life
43
87
🏙️ Population
2.88M
2.6M

The cost of living in Bandung is 56% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8422nd and 4516th ($512 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6788th and 209th 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
$2.14
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.1
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$220
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.5%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$472
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.43
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.53
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10407
$19102

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$500
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$547
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$480
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$552
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$393
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$495
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$718
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$426
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$545
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$573
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$478
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$474
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$512
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$493
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$479
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$570
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$427
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$422
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$403
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$383
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$440
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$439
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$427
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$450
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$457
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$459
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$403
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$383
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$522
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$476
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$454
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$469
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$521
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$479
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$444
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$873
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589