Cologne vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2924
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$1378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	94
😀 Quality of life	96	87
🏙️ Population	1.09M	4.04M

The cost of living in Cologne is 73% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2104th and 4867th ($1968 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 23rd and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs New Taipei

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	Cologne	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$17207

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589