Taichung vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2692
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$380
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1459
$8151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
85
81
😀 Quality of life
83
100
🏙️ Population
3.03M
449K

The cost of living in Taichung is 73% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5518th and 23rd ($1006 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Taiwan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taichung compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 541st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7470
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8113
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.7
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.3
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19915
$22875

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$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
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$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
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$1694
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$1698
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$2964
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$1397
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$1447
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$1839
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$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041