Kaohsiung vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$339
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
52
😀 Quality of life
84
45
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 86% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5786th and 8502nd ($932 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 35th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 320th and 6617th 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
$3.13
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465