Taipei
Riverside runs, mountain trails and vegetarian buffets
Photo: VasScore for November
Remodius Score8.9 · #1 of 50 in Nov
Weather25° high · Great
Sport fitOkay
Cost€1,500 / mo · Great
Scored for a 2,500 euro monthly budget and every sport we rate here.
Everyday life
InternetVery fast
Healthy livingGreat
Air qualityGood
SafetyUS advisory level 1 of 4
Cost of living
Budget nomad€750 / mo
Comfort nomad€1,500 / mo
Luxury nomad€2,200 / mo
One-bedroom rent€900 / mo
Coworking hot desk€300 / mo
Gym day pass€4.10
Coffee€2.50
Healthy lunch€4
November
- Daytime high
- 25 °C
- Sea
- 23 °C
- Daylight
- 10.9 h
- Cloud
- 82%
Best months
Greener is better. Daytime high is the typical daily maximum.| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytime high | 19° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 30° | 33° | 35° | 34° | 32° | 28° | 25° | 21° |
| Rain | 95 mm | 87 mm | 127 mm | 122 mm | 227 mm | 270 mm | 169 mm | 263 mm | 243 mm | 109 mm | 107 mm | 96 mm |
| Humidity | 86% | 86% | 83% | 82% | 83% | 84% | 82% | 84% | 85% | 84% | 85% | 85% |
| Sea | 19° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 25° | 23° | 21° |
| Daylight | 10.7 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 10.6 |
| Running | Great | Great | Great | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Great | Great | Great |
| Hiking | Great | Great | Great | Great | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Great | Great | Great |
| Cycling | Good | Good | Good | Good | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Good | Good | Good |
| Surf | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | Off | Off | Off |
Taipei by month
Where to stay
budget
Wenshan
€550 / mo
Green district south of Gongguan with studio and 1br averages of NT$15,000 to 25,000.
comfort
Da'an
€900 / mo
Central district around Da'an Forest Park, studio and 1br averages of NT$25,000 to 40,000.
luxury
Xinyi
€1,300 / mo
Business district around Taipei 101, studio and 1br averages of NT$35,000 to 60,000.
One-bedroom monthly rent.
Work
InternetVery fast
Coworking hot desk€300 / mo
Coworking spaces31 within 10 km
Time zoneUTC+8 standard time
Remote-work visa
Digital nomad visitor visa
Up to 24 months, not renewable. Income from 40,000 USD a year (about €2,978 a month).
Official pageLocal tips
- The NT$1,200 TPASS gives 30 days of unlimited metro and bus rides across Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung and Taoyuan.
- Chunghwa Telecom airport counters sell a 30-day unlimited-data tourist SIM for NT$1,000 with only a passport.
- Several Taipei gyms sell single visits from about NT$100, so you can train without a contract.
Sport & health
HikingGreat
RunningGreat
GymGreat
CyclingGood
ClimbingGood
YogaGood
SurfLimited
PadelLimited
Gyms114 within 10 km
Climbing8 within 10 km
Pools68 within 10 km
Padel courtsNot mapped yet
Yoga studios2 within 10 km
Surf spotsNot mapped yet
Healthy food280 within 10 km
Counts come from OpenStreetMap volunteers and miss places that are not tagged.
Outdoor
9 /10- parks
- 22.2 km²
- running tracks
- 291
- paths and trails
- 2,340 km
From OpenStreetMap, within 10 km.
Health
Tap waterDrink bottled water
Dengue · ZikaDengue: frequent · Zika: no risk
Nearest A&E臺北醫學大學附設醫院 · 0.5 km
Pharmacies518
Bring with you
SocketsType A/B, 110 V
Adapter
Universal Travel Adapter PRO
Second screen
Portable Monitor 13 inch
Laptop stand
Nexstand
Packing
Packing Cubes Set of 8
The items to bring are made by Remodius, the team behind this list.
Sources (40)
- Composite (budget): 1br rent (Wenshan, Taiwan Housing) + food (25 healthy lunches, 20 coffees: prices on this city page) + transit pass (TPASS Keelung-Taipei-New Taipei-Taoyuan 30-day NT$1,200, Wikipedia) + gym (8 day passes: price on this city page), no cowork; rounded to 50 EURResearched 2026-10-25
- Composite (comfort): 1br rent (Da'an, Taiwan Housing) + food (40 healthy lunches, 30 coffees: prices on this city page) + transit pass (TPASS Keelung-Taipei-New Taipei-Taoyuan 30-day NT$1,200, Wikipedia) + cowork desk and gym (8 day passes: prices on this city page); rounded to 50 EURResearched 2026-10-25
- Composite (luxury): 1br rent (Xinyi, Taiwan Housing) + food (40 lunches at 1.5x, 40 coffees: prices on this city page) + transit pass (TPASS Keelung-Taipei-New Taipei-Taoyuan 30-day NT$1,200, Wikipedia) + 1.5x cowork desk and gym (16 day passes: prices on this city page); rounded to 50 EURResearched 2026-10-25
- Workin.space: Taiwan coworking, Taipei open-space desks (median of 10 monthly "from" prices NT$4,380-19,250 = NT$11,250 = EUR 309 at 36.383 TWD per EUR; mostly Regus/Spaces/HQ chains)Researched 2026-10-25
- Twosevenths: Taipei single-visit gyms (from NT$100 to NT$200 per visit, midpoint NT$150)Researched 2026-10-25
- Taipei Times: Louisa Coffee raises prices, Jan 2026 (specialty latte NT$90; latte proxy, no Taipei cappuccino price found)Researched 2026-10-25
- HappyCow: Minder Vegetarian Taipei reviews (pay-by-weight buffet plates NT$120-190, about NT$150)Researched 2026-10-25
- SpeedtestHQ: Best ISP in Taiwan (Ookla data, median fixed download above 250 Mbps in early 2026)Researched 2026-10-25
- IQAir: Air quality in Taiwan (2025 annual mean PM2.5 13.3 ug/m3; country proxy, no Taipei annual figure on the page)Researched 2026-10-25
- HappyCow: Taipei (350 listings)Researched 2026-10-25
- CWA monthly mean maximum temperature 1991-2020, Taipei station 466920Researched 2026-10-25
- Taiwan Obsessed: 21 favourite Taipei hikes (Elephant Mountain, Jinmianshan and Battleship Rock from MRT stations, Yangmingshan)Researched 2026-10-25
- Rundida: Taipei running routes (riverside parks 5-16 km, Daan Forest Park; best October-December and March)Researched 2026-10-25
- Taiwan Scene: Riverside bikeways well over 100 km around Taipei, YouBike at park entrancesResearched 2026-10-25
- Twosevenths: Taipei climbing gyms (CORNER, Camp4, double8, Civic Bouldergym and more, entry from NT$190-280)Researched 2026-10-25
- Twosevenths: Taipei yoga studios (DW Yoga and SPACE YOGA in Da'an, pay-per-use options at Yoga Realm and Qingdi)Researched 2026-10-25
- Surf-Forecast: Fulung Beach guide (north-east coast beach break, consistency 2/10, best in summer)Researched 2026-10-25
- TTG Asia: Club Med Padel Cup 2026 (Taiwan only a national qualifier, no Taipei club found)Researched 2026-10-25
- Wikipedia: TPASS (Keelung-Taipei-New Taipei-Taoyuan plan NT$1,200 for 30 days)Researched 2026-10-25
- What's Dave Doing: Buying a SIM card or eSIM in Taiwan (updated Oct 2026)Researched 2026-10-25
- AmCham Taiwan Topics (Jan 2026): the Taipei Water Department says its water meets standards at the plant, but boiling or filtering remains standard practice because of building tanks and pipesResearched 2026-10-25
- CDC Dengue: Areas with Risk (updated 2026-10-13): "Frequent or continuous"; mapping frequent/continuous=frequent, sporadic/uncertain or varies by region=some, not listed=noneResearched 2026-10-25
- CDC Travelers' Health: Zika Travel Information, country lists (archived 2024-05-15; the current CDC Zika map of 2026-05-15 uses the same categories but is published as an image): "mosquitoes but no reported Zika cases"; mapping active outbreak notice=frequent, current or past transmission=some, mosquito but no reported cases or no mosquito=noneResearched 2026-10-25
- National Development Council (Taiwan): digital nomad visa for visa-exempt nationals, 6 months extendable to 2 years; annual income of USD 40,000 for ages 30+ (USD 20,000 for ages 20-29)Researched 2026-10-25
- ECB euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-23Researched 2026-10-23
- SkyCo Nanjing Fuxing page: Nanjing E. Rd Sec. 3 No. 287, 9F, Songshan District, 2 min from MRT Nanjing Fuxing exit 6Researched 2026-10-25
- OSM node 8503224709: SkyCo 南京復興Researched 2026-10-25
- SkyCo plans page: a 'one day pass' item is shown but no day-pass price is publishedResearched 2026-10-25
- SkyCo pages sitemap: lastmod 2026-10-02 for /products and /nanjing-fuxing (sitemap lastmod; no dated posts found)Researched 2026-10-25
- Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) NT$/US$ closing rate 2026-10-22 (32.508) x ECB 2026-10-23 (1.1193 USD per EUR)Researched 2026-10-25
- FutureWard spaces page: FutureWard-Central, B1, No. 343 Changchun Rd, Songshan District, TaipeiResearched 2026-10-25
- OSM node 5606214988: 未來產房 (FutureWard Central)Researched 2026-10-25
- FutureWard price list image (linked from /spaces/#price, uploaded 2022/01): only monthly plans listed; no day pass publishedResearched 2026-10-25
- CLBC Daan page: 3F-1, No. 293 Fuxing S. Rd Sec. 1, Da'an District, 1 min walk from MRT Daan stationResearched 2026-10-25
- OSM node 2234699151: 慶隆商務俱樂部 (CLBC)Researched 2026-10-25
- Data: NASA POWER (0.5° grid, monthly averages). Climate and places updated 2026-10-25.
- Temperature normals: CWA monthly mean maximum temperature 1991-2020, Taipei station 466920
- Safety: US State Department travel advisory, updated 2026-10-25
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1, data provided by NOAA PSL, Boulder, Colorado, USA
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
