Dortmund vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$762
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
93
😀 Quality of life
93
84
🏙️ Population
595K
2.33M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 73% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3401st and 5995th ($1632 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 7th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 84th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451