Cologne vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1661
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
97
87
🏙️ Population
1.08M
4.04M

The cost of living in Cologne is 75% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2308th and 5212th ($1851 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 16th and 279th 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
$14
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$13786

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605