Dortmund vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$736
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
74
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
593K
1.87M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 81% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3604th and 6292nd ($1523 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 9th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 692nd and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Tainan

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Dortmund Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719