Taichung vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$348
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
85
82
😀 Quality of life
86
96
🏙️ Population
2.87M
449K

The cost of living in Taichung is 75% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5984th and 13th ($957 vs $3784) 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 1.8 months in Zurich. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 409th and 9th 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
$4.75
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$24322

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$910
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84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
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$1731
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$3080
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$1393
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$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171