Taoyuan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2637
$9099
🏠 One person rent
$408
$2413
🏘️ Family rent
$706
$4235
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$926
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1536
$8550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
82
😀 Quality of life
89
97
🏙️ Population
2.36M
452K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 74% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5651st and 11th ($989 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Taiwan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Taoyuan compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Taoyuan ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 245th and 6th 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
$4.32
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.16%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4746
$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.13
$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.04
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.63
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.6
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.7
$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$136
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19490
$26431

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$889
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$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3231
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3264
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3441
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3267
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3312
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3519
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4491
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2641
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2611
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2644
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3288
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3321
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3199
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1703
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1751
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2986
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1807
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$3120
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1533
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3587
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1582
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3034
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1385
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$2091
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2459
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3117