Tainan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$913
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$330
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$399
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
74
81
😀 Quality of life
82
97
🏙️ Population
1.87M
443K

The cost of living in Tainan is 73% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5887th and 31st ($913 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd 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 Tainan compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Tainan ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 364th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Zurich

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Tainan Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2852
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.2
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.4
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$734
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11040
$29266

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$995
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$746
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$860
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$917
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$861
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$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
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$1011
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$676
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$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
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$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
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$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
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$787
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$891
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$655
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$837
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$741

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$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
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$1533
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$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
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$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
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$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
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$1492
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$1499
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$2820
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$1326
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$1307
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$1717
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$2243
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$2846