Cost of Living & Income: Taipei vs Zurich

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Taipei and Zurich 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

MetricTaipeiZurichTaipei vs Zurich
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,645¥56,324Zurich earns 4.8× the salary in Taipei

Daily expenses

MetricTaipeiZurichTaipei vs Zurich
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥31¥248Zurich costs 7.89× the price in Taipei
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥314¥997Zurich costs 3.18× the price in Taipei
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥38¥129Zurich costs 3.42× the price in Taipei
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥520.8¥1,927.8Zurich costs 3.70× the price in Taipei
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥181.9¥388.1Zurich costs 2.13× the price in Taipei
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥115.9¥263.2Zurich costs 2.27× the price in Taipei
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥274.7¥640.5Zurich costs 2.33× the price in Taipei
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥62.8¥166.2Zurich costs 2.65× the price in Taipei
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥6.9¥15.7Zurich costs 2.28× the price in Taipei

Supermarket prices

MetricTaipeiZurichTaipei vs Zurich
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥143.0¥400.8Zurich costs 2.80× the price in Taipei
🥚 Eggs (12)¥17.2¥57.5Zurich costs 3.35× the price in Taipei
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥20.3¥14.5Taipei costs 1.40× the price in Zurich
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥12.8¥26.4Zurich costs 2.06× the price in Taipei
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥32.3¥28.0Taipei costs 1.15× the price in Zurich
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥18.3¥17.0Taipei costs 1.08× the price in Zurich
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥29.7¥31.7Zurich costs 1.07× the price in Taipei
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥11.0¥18.8Zurich costs 1.71× the price in Taipei
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥94.2¥91.4Taipei costs 1.03× the price in Zurich

Rent & property prices

MetricTaipeiZurichTaipei vs Zurich
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥5,772¥20,677Zurich costs 3.58× the price in Taipei
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,104¥16,385Zurich costs 5.28× the price in Taipei
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥10,343¥41,744Zurich costs 4.04× the price in Taipei
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥6,318¥28,201Zurich costs 4.46× the price in Taipei
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥86,193¥185,917Zurich costs 2.16× the price in Taipei
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥51,073¥112,386Zurich costs 2.20× the price in Taipei