Medan vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$187	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$1362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	73
😀 Quality of life	44	81
🏙️ Population	2.11M	1.87M

The cost of living in Medan is 41% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8745th and 6380th ($481 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6633rd and 498th 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	$1.97	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.07
🥤 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	$174	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$6108

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$747
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$770
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$788
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$796
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$813
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$894
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$728
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$897
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$821
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$875
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$823
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$731
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1073
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$627
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1181
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$644
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$967
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$625
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$669
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$581
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$451
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$443
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$649
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$569
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$648
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$655
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$603
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$630
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$936
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$681
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$726
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$764
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$601
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$601
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$682