Taipei vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3254
$4559
🏠 One person rent
$567
$949
🏘️ Family rent
$1230
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1684
$2695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
95
98
😀 Quality of life
86
93
🏙️ Population
2.6M
1.97M

The cost of living in Taipei is 36% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4534th and 2270th ($1181 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Taiwan and Austria, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taipei compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 339th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Vienna

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Taipei Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.07
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.1%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13635
$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6907
$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.83
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$99
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$617
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19749
$18199

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1719
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1586
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1275
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1202
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1559
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$919
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1553
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$943
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1087
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1098
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1181
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$701
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$784
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1329
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1335
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1120
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1381
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1039
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1263
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1107
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$974
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1118
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1594
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1474
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1169
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1075
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1593
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1555
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1549
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$983
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1227
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$987