Kaohsiung vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1002	$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2658	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$370	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$296
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.9	$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1313	$223
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	80	55
😀 Quality of life	85	62
🏙️ Population	2.73M	2.11M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 115% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5567th and 8825th ($1002 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 48th 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 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 461st and 5663rd 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	$3.91	$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.46%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4822	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3194	$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.56	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.66	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.56	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12260	$10637

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$894
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$854
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$914
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$894
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$894
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$914
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$1006
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$695
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$993
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$802
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$901
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1135
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$615
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$707
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1030
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$634
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$454
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$628
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$451
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$579
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$697
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$628
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$669
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$616
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$671
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$941
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$700
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$415
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$766
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$753
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$608
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$600

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534