Taipei vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$537
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$6558
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
81
😀 Quality of life
87
97
🏙️ Population
2.6M
443K

The cost of living in Taipei is 65% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4516th and 31st ($1169 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Taiwan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taipei compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 209th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Zurich

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Taipei Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$8.65
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13301
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6421
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.01
$40.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.03
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$736
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19102
$29266

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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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846