Munich vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2332
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5652
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1380
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
1.51M
2.6M

The cost of living in Munich is 101% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1056th and 4715th ($2332 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 54th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Taipei

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Munich Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.67
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1433
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1107
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2772
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12629
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1009
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19483
$18424

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605