Munich vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2525
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5816
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1500
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2602
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$604
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$252
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4312
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
1.51M
2.36M

The cost of living in Munich is 155% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 863rd and 5651st ($2525 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 44th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Taoyuan

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Munich Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.92
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2776
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$313
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13704
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9217
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.76
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.3
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.16
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$871
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17274
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473