Medan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$204
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
43
86
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.6M

The cost of living in Medan is 55% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8536th and 4715th ($519 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st 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 Taipei. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6659th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Taipei

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Medan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605