Cost of Living & Income: Taipei vs Lausanne

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Taipei and Lausanne 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

MetricTaipeiLausanneTaipei vs Lausanne
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,645¥44,941Lausanne earns 3.9× the salary in Taipei

Daily expenses

MetricTaipeiLausanneTaipei vs Lausanne
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥31¥208Lausanne costs 6.62× the price in Taipei
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥314¥822Lausanne costs 2.62× the price in Taipei
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥38¥129Lausanne costs 3.42× the price in Taipei
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥520.8¥1,942.0Lausanne costs 3.73× the price in Taipei
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥181.9¥349.1Lausanne costs 1.92× the price in Taipei
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥115.9¥256.0Lausanne costs 2.21× the price in Taipei
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥274.7¥493.5Lausanne costs 1.80× the price in Taipei
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥62.8¥166.2Lausanne costs 2.65× the price in Taipei
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥6.9¥15.7Lausanne costs 2.28× the price in Taipei

Supermarket prices

MetricTaipeiLausanneTaipei vs Lausanne
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥143.0¥304.2Lausanne costs 2.13× the price in Taipei
🥚 Eggs (12)¥17.2¥47.9Lausanne costs 2.79× the price in Taipei
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥20.3¥15.2Taipei costs 1.34× the price in Lausanne
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥12.8¥26.9Lausanne costs 2.10× the price in Taipei
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥32.3¥24.6Taipei costs 1.31× the price in Lausanne
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥18.3¥12.5Taipei costs 1.46× the price in Lausanne
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥29.7¥32.6Lausanne costs 1.10× the price in Taipei
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥11.0¥18.5Lausanne costs 1.68× the price in Taipei
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥94.2¥105.8Lausanne costs 1.12× the price in Taipei

Rent & property prices

MetricTaipeiLausanneTaipei vs Lausanne
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥5,772¥14,964Lausanne costs 2.59× the price in Taipei
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,104¥12,343Lausanne costs 3.98× the price in Taipei
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥10,343¥29,408Lausanne costs 2.84× the price in Taipei
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥6,318¥22,156Lausanne costs 3.51× the price in Taipei
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥86,193¥125,761Lausanne costs 1.46× the price in Taipei
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥51,073¥95,720Lausanne costs 1.87× the price in Taipei