Dortmund vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$648
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
77
88
🏙️ Population
587K
4.36M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 39% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 3822nd and 5229th ($1401 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 2nd in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 764th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs New Taipei

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Dortmund New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$11035

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589