Medan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$185
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
55
93
😀 Quality of life
48
87
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.35M

The cost of living in Medan is 51% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8850th and 6085th ($461 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 6th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6907th and 373rd 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
$1.73
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464