Tainan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2373
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$264
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.4
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1446
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
82
😀 Quality of life
72
96
🏙️ Population
1.85M
449K

The cost of living in Tainan is 76% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6264th and 13th ($910 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Taiwan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Tainan compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Tainan ranked 10th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 2963rd and 9th 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
$5.5
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.3
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.3
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.12%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3159
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.3
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5587
$24322

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$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
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$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$1721
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$1731
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$3080
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$1393
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$1498
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$1966
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$2543
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$3171