Medan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$185
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
85
😀 Quality of life
48
86
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.87M

The cost of living in Medan is 52% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8850th and 5984th ($461 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 5th 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 6907th and 409th 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
$1.73
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665