Cologne vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$1360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
1.09M
4.05M

The cost of living in Cologne is 80% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2067th and 5023rd ($1990 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 15th and 252nd 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
$16.4
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$18576

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602