Taipei vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1313
$2132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3273
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$637
$1089
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1885
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1659
$3535
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
94
98
😀 Quality of life
87
95
🏙️ Population
2.6M
1.97M

The cost of living in Taipei is 38% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4455th and 1640th ($1313 vs $2132) 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 1.3 months in Taipei compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Taipei ranked 3rd best city to live in Taiwan vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 388th and 39th 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
$6.53
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$5.98
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$718
$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.3
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14287
$10556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8078
$6355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.23
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$4.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$7.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$19.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.99
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$163
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.4
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$618
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17567
$25585

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1859
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1976
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$2019
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1497
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1388
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1774
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1052
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1759
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1148
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1233
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1229
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1311
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$823
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$861
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1570
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1468
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$985
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1097
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1606
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1176
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1378
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1148
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1229
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1103
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1257
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1685
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1651
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1282
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1182
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1760
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1707
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1660
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1056
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1308
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$946