Austria vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4939
$2710
🏠 One person rent
$1058
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$1831
$710
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$1572
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$39490
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
8.72
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
68
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
30%
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
91
84
🏙️ Population
9.18M
23.3M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2042) is 99% more expensive than in Taiwan ($1027). Austria ranked 19th vs 97th for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Austria compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 15th and 28th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Austria and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 17 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Austria Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$1156
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$83.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
2.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11916
$8482
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6053
$5554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$9.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22021
$18492

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In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2240
2.03M
Graz
$1681
293K
Linz
$1803
212K
Salzburg
$2003
155K
Innsbruck
$1887
132K
Klagenfurt
$1752
101K
Wels
$1568
65.3K
Villach
$1648
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1805
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2036
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1941
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2103
33.4K
Steyr
$1653
38K
Klosterneuburg
$1883
27.1K
Baden bei Wien
$1831
26.3K
Leonding
$1751
28.7K
Krems an der Donau
$1789
25.3K
Bregenz
$1844
29.5K
Wolfsberg
$1436
25K
Amstetten
$1499
24K
Traun
$1701
24.5K
Lustenau
$1957
24.6K
Modling
$1862
20.6K
Leoben
$1409
24.6K
Kapfenberg
$1518
22.8K
Hallein
$1929
21.2K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1123
4.04M
Taipei
$1248
2.43M
Kaohsiung
$971
2.71M
Taichung
$942
2.87M
Taoyuan
$989
2.36M
Tainan
$938
1.85M
Hsinchu
$921
456K
Keelung
$979
359K
Chiayi
$904
262K
Zhubei
$889
221K
Changhua
$874
220K
Kinmen
$892
138K
Miaoli
$687
85.5K
Douliu
$884
109K
Taitung
$844
102K
Yilan
$792
94.3K
Nantou
$868
96K