Munich vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2463
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5699
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$1467
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$2572
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3954
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
94
84
🏙️ Population
1.51M
2.33M

The cost of living in Munich is 161% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 920th and 5995th ($2463 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 61st and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Munich Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.9
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.05
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1546
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1155
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2816
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13232
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9526
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.77
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.32
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$954
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14492
$14970

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1966
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451