Munich vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2463
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5699
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1467
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2572
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3954
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
85
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
1.51M
3.03M

The cost of living in Munich is 145% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 920th and 5518th ($2463 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 61st and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Munich Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.05
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1546
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1155
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2816
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13232
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9526
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.77
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.32
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$954
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14492
$19915

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1966
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650