Medan vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$185
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
55
73
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.85M

The cost of living in Medan is 49% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8850th and 6264th ($461 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6907th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Tainan

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Medan Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697