Dortmund vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$762
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
93
83
🏙️ Population
595K
3.03M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 62% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3401st and 5518th ($1632 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 4th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 84th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650