Taoyuan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2361
$8076
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1966
🏘️ Family rent
$658
$3466
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$863
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$7242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
81
😀 Quality of life
83
98
🏙️ Population
2.33M
449K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 73% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6171st and 59th ($875 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Taiwan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Taoyuan compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Taoyuan ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 418th and 5th 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
$4.58
$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$8.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.99%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7669
$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4912
$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.61
$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.6
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.24
$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$15
$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$120
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18619
$29610

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$1181
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$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2873
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$2960
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3032
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2893
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3059
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3099
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3426
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2379
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2419
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2252
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2897
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2262
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2931
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2891
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1555
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1609
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2614
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1731
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2464
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1641
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1382
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3233
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1453
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1434
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$1442
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2643
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1267
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$1286
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1656
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2352
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2717