Medan vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$204
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
74
😀 Quality of life
43
80
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.87M

The cost of living in Medan is 38% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8536th and 6292nd ($519 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 9th 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 Tainan. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6659th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$18526

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719