Cologne vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
97
86
🏙️ Population
1.08M
2.6M

The cost of living in Cologne is 60% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2308th and 4715th ($1851 vs $1158) 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 16th and 311th 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
$14
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605