Munich vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2188
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5197
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3867
$1361
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
84
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
1.49M
3.03M

The cost of living in Munich is 120% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1315th and 5356th ($2188 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 48th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Munich Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1028
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2472
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1982
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11808
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8614
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.8
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$922
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721