Taipei vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$537
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$2931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
95
98
😀 Quality of life
87
94
🏙️ Population
2.6M
1.97M

The cost of living in Taipei is 37% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4516th and 2189th ($1169 vs $1854) 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 1.6 months in Vienna. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 209th and 45th 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
$5.62
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13301
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6421
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.01
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.03
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$736
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19102
$14916

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898