Munich vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2201
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5311
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2479
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3560
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
84
😀 Quality of life
93
81
🏙️ Population
1.51M
3.03M

The cost of living in Munich is 146% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1352nd and 6071st ($2201 vs $894) 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 1.6 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 54th and 521st 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
$16.2
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.92
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.69
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1006
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2618
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2005
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$313
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12224
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8488
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.1
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.08
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$953
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14702
$18658

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1789
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1746
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1772
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1755
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1730
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1727
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1631
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1611
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1613
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1644
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1164
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1638
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1637
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1728
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1644
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1569
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1541
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1645
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1465
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1537
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1508
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1698
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1517
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1911
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1540
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1544
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1636
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1538
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1502
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1627
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1565
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1522
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1509
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1516
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1672
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1560

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671