Munich vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2499
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5815
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1483
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2594
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$248
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4507
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
94
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
1.51M
2.44M

The cost of living in Munich is 99% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 889th and 4661st ($2499 vs $1257) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 38th and 266th 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
$19.1
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1499
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2689
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$295
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12913
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8949
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.84
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1039
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16629
$18442

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602