Medan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$186
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
85
😀 Quality of life
62
83
🏙️ Population
2.11M
3.03M

The cost of living in Medan is 54% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8825th and 5518th ($466 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5663rd and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$19915

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650