Munich vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2525
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5816
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1500
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2602
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$604
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$252
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4312
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
85
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
1.51M
2.87M

The cost of living in Munich is 168% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 863rd and 5994th ($2525 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Munich compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 44th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Taichung

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Munich Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.92
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2776
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$313
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13704
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9217
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.76
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.16
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.9
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.8
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$871
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17274
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684