Medan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medan	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1426	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$204	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.4	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$315	$1084
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	52	93
😀 Quality of life	43	83
🏙️ Population	2.11M	2.33M

The cost of living in Medan is 40% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8536th and 6227th ($519 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6659th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Taoyuan

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	Medan	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.65	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.3	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.08	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65	$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.7	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.09	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.62	$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.98	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11482	$13630

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Cities near Medan

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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$828
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$864
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1060
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1158
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$698
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$745
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1028
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$931
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$841
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$818
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$761
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$707
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$661
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$841
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$801
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$706
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$683
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$654
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$821
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$807
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$719
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$776
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$712
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$642
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$719
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$702
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$643
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$592
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$731
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$708
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$633
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$691