Austria vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1743
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4236
$2778
🏠 One person rent
$900
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1640
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2736
$1429
💸 GDP per capita
$52085
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
8.56
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
67
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
30%
🎓 Higher education
93
89
😀 Quality of life
89
81
🏙️ Population
8.98M
23.6M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1743) is 79% more expensive than in Taiwan ($972). Austria ranked 22nd vs 84th 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 18th and 27th 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
$15
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$281
$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.37%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7748
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5374
$4221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$9.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.51
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.5
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12866
$13366

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In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1854
1.97M
Graz
$1658
293K
Linz
$1646
210K
Salzburg
$1691
155K
Innsbruck
$1720
131K
Klagenfurt
$1664
101K
Sankt Polten
$1535
55.5K
Wels
$1301
61.2K
Villach
$1581
65.1K
Dornbirn
$1605
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1325
44.5K
Steyr
$1508
38.3K
Baden bei Wien
$1663
26.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1602
27.1K
Amstetten
$1378
23.7K
Feldkirch
$1637
33.4K
Leonding
$1562
28.7K
Bregenz
$1705
29.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1543
25.3K
Leoben
$1393
24.6K
Traun
$1546
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1229
22.8K
Modling
$1621
20.6K
Hallein
$1688
21.2K
Lustenau
$1612
22.8K
Wolfsberg
$1321
25K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1011
4.36M
Taipei
$1169
2.6M
Taichung
$995
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$861
2.29M
Tainan
$913
1.87M
Hsinchu
$860
499K
Keelung
$860
367K
Chiayi
$725
252K
Zhubei
$917
213K
Changhua
$890
227K
Kinmen
$851
139K
Miaoli
$746
86.2K
Douliu
$791
108K
Taitung
$952
109K
Nantou
$857
102K
Yilan
$863
94.8K