Cost of Living & Income: Taipei vs Brescia

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Taipei and Brescia are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricTaipeiBresciaTaipei vs Brescia
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,645¥13,482Brescia earns 1.2× the salary in Taipei

Daily expenses

MetricTaipeiBresciaTaipei vs Brescia
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥31¥156Brescia costs 4.95× the price in Taipei
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥314¥603Brescia costs 1.92× the price in Taipei
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥38¥99Brescia costs 2.63× the price in Taipei
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥520.8¥2,276.0Brescia costs 4.37× the price in Taipei
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥181.9¥216.4Brescia costs 1.19× the price in Taipei
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥115.9¥100.5Taipei costs 1.15× the price in Brescia
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥274.7¥292.8Brescia costs 1.07× the price in Taipei
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥62.8¥108.9Brescia costs 1.73× the price in Taipei
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥6.9¥14.0Brescia costs 2.04× the price in Taipei

Supermarket prices

MetricTaipeiBresciaTaipei vs Brescia
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥143.0¥161.4Brescia costs 1.13× the price in Taipei
🥚 Eggs (12)¥17.2¥31.0Brescia costs 1.81× the price in Taipei
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥20.3¥14.3Taipei costs 1.43× the price in Brescia
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥12.8¥23.1Brescia costs 1.80× the price in Taipei
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥32.3¥20.2Taipei costs 1.60× the price in Brescia
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥18.3¥15.4Taipei costs 1.19× the price in Brescia
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥29.7¥26.0Taipei costs 1.14× the price in Brescia
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥11.0¥17.5Brescia costs 1.58× the price in Taipei
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥94.2¥58.3Taipei costs 1.61× the price in Brescia

Rent & property prices

MetricTaipeiBresciaTaipei vs Brescia
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥5,772¥6,490Brescia costs 1.12× the price in Taipei
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,104¥5,292Brescia costs 1.70× the price in Taipei
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥10,343¥13,278Brescia costs 1.28× the price in Taipei
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥6,318¥9,545Brescia costs 1.51× the price in Taipei
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥86,193¥23,696Taipei costs 3.64× the price in Brescia
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥51,073¥15,132Taipei costs 3.38× the price in Brescia