Dortmund vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$675
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
94
😀 Quality of life
81
90
🏙️ Population
595K
2.43M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 19% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4048th and 4646th ($1482 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 1st in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 625th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Taipei

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Dortmund Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612