Medan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1335
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$187
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$262
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
84
😀 Quality of life
44
81
🏙️ Population
2.11M
3.03M

The cost of living in Medan is 46% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8745th and 6071st ($481 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 6th 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 Medan compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6633rd and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Taichung

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Medan Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.02
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.8
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10763
$18658

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671