Taichung vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$366
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1361
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
84
98
😀 Quality of life
83
94
🏙️ Population
3.03M
1.97M

The cost of living in Taichung is 46% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 5356th and 2189th ($995 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Taiwan and Austria, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taichung compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 343rd and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Vienna

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Taichung Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5254
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13893
$14916

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$860
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$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721

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$1602
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$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898