Dortmund vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$648
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
84
😀 Quality of life
77
83
🏙️ Population
587K
3.03M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 41% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3822nd and 5356th ($1401 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 764th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$13893

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721