Cologne vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.85M

The cost of living in Cologne is 119% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2067th and 6264th ($1990 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 8th 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 Tainan. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 15th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Tainan

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Cologne Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$5587

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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

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697