Cost of Living & Income: Taipei vs Florianopolis

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Taipei and Florianopolis 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

MetricTaipeiFlorianopolisTaipei vs Florianopolis
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,645¥6,294Taipei earns 1.9× the salary in Florianopolis

Daily expenses

MetricTaipeiFlorianopolisTaipei vs Florianopolis
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥31¥59Florianopolis costs 1.89× the price in Taipei
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥314¥310Taipei costs 1.01× the price in Florianopolis
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥38¥52Florianopolis costs 1.38× the price in Taipei
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥520.8¥556.3Florianopolis costs 1.07× the price in Taipei
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥181.9¥147.7Taipei costs 1.23× the price in Florianopolis
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥115.9¥84.0Taipei costs 1.38× the price in Florianopolis
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥274.7¥208.2Taipei costs 1.32× the price in Florianopolis
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥62.8¥52.7Taipei costs 1.19× the price in Florianopolis
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥6.9¥8.8Florianopolis costs 1.28× the price in Taipei

Supermarket prices

MetricTaipeiFlorianopolisTaipei vs Florianopolis
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥143.0¥62.7Taipei costs 2.28× the price in Florianopolis
🥚 Eggs (12)¥17.2¥17.0Taipei costs 1.01× the price in Florianopolis
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥20.3¥7.3Taipei costs 2.79× the price in Florianopolis
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥12.8¥10.5Taipei costs 1.22× the price in Florianopolis
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥32.3¥15.7Taipei costs 2.06× the price in Florianopolis
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥18.3¥7.0Taipei costs 2.61× the price in Florianopolis
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥29.7¥11.1Taipei costs 2.67× the price in Florianopolis
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥11.0¥9.9Taipei costs 1.11× the price in Florianopolis
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥94.2¥59.3Taipei costs 1.59× the price in Florianopolis

Rent & property prices

MetricTaipeiFlorianopolisTaipei vs Florianopolis
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥5,772¥4,409Taipei costs 1.31× the price in Florianopolis
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,104¥3,253Florianopolis costs 1.05× the price in Taipei
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥10,343¥8,959Taipei costs 1.15× the price in Florianopolis
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥6,318¥6,917Florianopolis costs 1.09× the price in Taipei
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥86,193¥18,873Taipei costs 4.57× the price in Florianopolis
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥51,073¥10,818Taipei costs 4.72× the price in Florianopolis