Munich vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2201
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5311
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2479
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3560
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
1.51M
2.6M

The cost of living in Munich is 86% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1352nd and 4534th ($2201 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 54th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Taipei

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Munich Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.92
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.69
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1006
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2618
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2005
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$313
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12224
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8488
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.1
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.08
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$953
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14702
$19749

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581