Taichung vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$346
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.9
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$6770
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
81
😀 Quality of life
80
98
🏙️ Population
3.03M
447K

The cost of living in Taichung is 73% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6052nd and 41st ($931 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Taiwan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 2 months in Zurich. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 496th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Zurich

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Taichung Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$9.29
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6258
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$44.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.82
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.1
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13638
$20539

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$818
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$761
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$707
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$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
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$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
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$1531
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$1538
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$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
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$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843