Medan vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$200
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
74
😀 Quality of life
45
82
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.87M

The cost of living in Medan is 45% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8502nd and 5887th ($500 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 7th 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 Tainan. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6617th and 364th 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
$2.34
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741