Taoyuan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2376
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$308
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1180
$6558
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
81
😀 Quality of life
86
97
🏙️ Population
2.29M
443K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 75% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6163rd and 31st ($861 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 Taoyuan compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Taoyuan ranked 3rd best city to live in Taiwan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 264th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taoyuan Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$758
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7365
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4810
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.01
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.69
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.91
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.2
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13937
$29266

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$917
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$860
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$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716

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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