Medan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$204
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
84
😀 Quality of life
43
80
🏙️ Population
2.11M
3.03M

The cost of living in Medan is 44% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8536th and 6052nd ($519 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 5th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6659th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716