Medan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$186	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$1051
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	55	93
😀 Quality of life	62	84
🏙️ Population	2.11M	2.33M

The cost of living in Medan is 51% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8825th and 5995th ($466 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5663rd and 482nd 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	$1.81	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$14970

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451