Dortmund vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$648
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
93
😀 Quality of life
77
86
🏙️ Population
587K
2.29M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 63% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3822nd and 6163rd ($1401 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 10th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 764th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716