Which country has the most expensive taxis?

The country with the most expensive taxi fare is Switzerland, at €22.68 for a 5km taxi ride, while the country with the cheapest taxi fare is Egypt, at 0.84 euro for 5km, according to research by www.taxi2airport.com. Taxi2Airport analysed data (live figures @ 11/06/2019) collated by Taxi-Calculator.com.



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