Cologne vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
85
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
1.09M
3.03M

The cost of living in Cologne is 96% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2104th and 5518th ($1968 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 23rd and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$19915

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650