Cologne vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.43M

The cost of living in Cologne is 56% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2200th and 4646th ($1941 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st 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 Taipei. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 21st and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Taipei

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Cologne Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612