Munich vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2188
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5197
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3867
$1657
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
1.49M
2.6M

The cost of living in Munich is 87% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1315th and 4516th ($2188 vs $1169) 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 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 48th and 209th 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
$14.6
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1028
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2472
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1982
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11808
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8614
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$922
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$19102

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Cities near Munich

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589