Medan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$200
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
45
86
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.29M

The cost of living in Medan is 42% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8502nd and 6163rd ($500 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6617th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$13937

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716