Taoyuan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$378
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$653
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
82
😀 Quality of life
87
96
🏙️ Population
2.35M
449K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 75% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6085th and 13th ($941 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Taiwan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Taoyuan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 373rd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taoyuan vs Zurich

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Taoyuan Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.68
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.99%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8065
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5166
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.07
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.62
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.57
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$541
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17081
$24322

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$1108
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$1257
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$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
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$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
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$1393
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$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171