Cologne vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$967
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$1294
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
74
😀 Quality of life
96
82
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.87M

The cost of living in Cologne is 92% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2484th and 5887th ($1752 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 12th and 364th 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
$12.9
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$11040

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741