Kaohsiung vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$361
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
53
😀 Quality of life
83
44
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 99% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5750th and 8745th ($956 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 47th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 417th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Medan

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Kaohsiung Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$10763

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501