Leipzig vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$688
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1289
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2807
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
616K
2.6M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 25% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3925th and 4715th ($1449 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 1st in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 80th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4637
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.45
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.4
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605