Taipei vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1257
$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$5380
🏠 One person rent
$588
$1126
🏘️ Family rent
$1015
$1917
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1619
$3705
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
94
98
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
2.44M
2.03M

The cost of living in Taipei is 43% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4661st and 1464th ($1257 vs $2213) 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 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 266th and 43rd 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
$6.43
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.44
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.5
$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13965
$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8309
$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.11
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.5
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$644
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18442
$28817

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1898
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1829
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1561
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1451
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1114
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1180
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1284
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1335
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$875
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$930
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1639
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1527
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$1036
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1153
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1278
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1391
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1196
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1312
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1133
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1291
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1708
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1683
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1404
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1247
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1869
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1818
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1787
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$989