Dortmund vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$750
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
93
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
595K
2.35M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 74% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3504th and 6085th ($1637 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 33rd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Taoyuan

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Dortmund Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$17081

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464