Dortmund vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$750
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
94
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
595K
2.44M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 30% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3504th and 4661st ($1637 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 1st in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 33rd and 266th 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
$17.3
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602