Taoyuan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2512
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$371
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$8151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
81
😀 Quality of life
84
100
🏙️ Population
2.33M
449K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 74% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5995th and 23rd ($942 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Taiwan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Taoyuan compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Taoyuan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 482nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Taoyuan Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8216
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5253
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.4
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.72
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.71
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14970
$22875

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$868
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$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1694
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2964
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1397
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1839
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041