Medan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$189
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
85
😀 Quality of life
47
87
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.87M

The cost of living in Medan is 52% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8852nd and 5994th ($453 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th 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 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6943rd and 351st 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
$1.64
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684