Munich vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2525
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5816
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1500
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2602
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$604
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$252
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4312
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
94
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
1.51M
2.43M

The cost of living in Munich is 102% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 863rd and 4646th ($2525 vs $1248) 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 1.7 months in Munich compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 44th and 178th 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
$19.2
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.92
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2776
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$313
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13704
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9217
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.76
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.16
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.8
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$871
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17274
$16947

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612