Taipei vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3291
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1789
$2834
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
95
98
😀 Quality of life
86
94
🏙️ Population
2.6M
1.97M

The cost of living in Taipei is 41% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4715th and 1964th ($1158 vs $1965) 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 1.5 months in Taipei compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 311th and 48th 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
$5.98
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12472
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.86
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18424
$15069

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898