Dortmund vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$750
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
595K
1.85M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 80% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3504th and 6264th ($1637 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 33rd and 2963rd 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
$17.3
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697