Cologne vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
85
😀 Quality of life
96
86
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.87M

The cost of living in Cologne is 108% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2067th and 5984th ($1990 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 15th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Taichung

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Cologne Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$17495

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665