Munich vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2188
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5197
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3867
$1180
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
1.49M
2.29M

The cost of living in Munich is 154% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1315th and 6163rd ($2188 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 48th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Munich Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1028
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2472
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1982
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11808
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8614
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$922
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716