Switzerland vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Switzerland Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3268
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8026
$2690
🏠 One person rent
$1841
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$3210
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$948
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7156
$1514
💸 GDP per capita
$104K
$34430
😃 Human freedom index
9.15
8.72
❤️ Life expectancy
84.1
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
80
68
🌐 English speaking %
61.3%
30%
🎓 Higher education
99
90
😀 Quality of life
100
83
🏙️ Population
9.01M
23.3M

The average cost of living in Switzerland ($3268) is 219% more expensive than in Taiwan ($1024). Switzerland ranked 3rd vs 97th for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Switzerland compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 1st and 30th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Switzerland vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Switzerland and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 17 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Switzerland Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.9
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$115
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.2
$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.49
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$6.77
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.51
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1966
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1536
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3687
$1176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$802
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.5
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.17%
2.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16760
$8898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8762
$6023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.64
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46
$9.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.3
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.6
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.9
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$43.9
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.6
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.82
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.68
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.54
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.8
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$49.5
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$139
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$166
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2552
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25135
$17202

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In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Bern
$3134
1.07M
Zurich
$3784
449K
Geneva
$3731
209K
Basel
$3080
176K
Lausanne
$3299
145K
Winterthur
$3305
110K
Lucerne
$3380
86.2K
St. Gallen
$2978
78.9K
Biel/Bienne
$2678
55.9K
Lugano
$2884
63.5K
Neuchatel
$2823
45.3K
Koniz
$2997
43K
Thun
$2817
43.9K
Bellinzona
$3229
45.3K
Fribourg
$2874
39.2K
Chur
$2942
39.2K
Uster
$3345
36.8K
Zug
$4151
32.1K
Schaffhausen
$2740
39K
Vernier
$3501
34.8K
Lancy
$3436
31.9K
Sion
$2465
37.2K
Altstetten
$3494
36.3K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
30.3K
Emmen
$3367
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
37.6K
Montreux
$3524
27K
Kriens
$3331
27K
Wetzikon
$3310
26.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
27K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1108
4.05M
Taichung
$957
2.87M
Taipei
$1257
2.44M
Kaohsiung
$999
2.72M
Taoyuan
$941
2.35M
Tainan
$910
1.85M
Hsinchu
$937
455K
Keelung
$997
360K
Chiayi
$910
261K
Zhubei
$882
221K
Changhua
$888
221K
Kinmen
$903
140K
Douliu
$889
109K
Miaoli
$709
86K
Taitung
$841
103K
Nantou
$879
96.5K
Yilan
$796
94.7K