Munich vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Munich Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2499
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5815
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1483
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2594
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$248
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4507
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
1.51M
2.35M

The cost of living in Munich is 165% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 889th and 6085th ($2499 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 38th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Munich vs Taoyuan

Prices for goods and services in Munich and Taoyuan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Munich Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1499
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2689
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$295
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12913
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8949
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.84
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1039
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16629
$17081

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464