Munich vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2332
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5652
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1380
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
84
😀 Quality of life
94
80
🏙️ Population
1.51M
3.03M

The cost of living in Munich is 150% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1056th and 6052nd ($2332 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 54th and 496th 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
$17.1
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.67
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1433
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1107
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2772
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12629
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1009
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19483
$13638

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716