Dusseldorf vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1913
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4660
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1048
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1825
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3858
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
85
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
631K
2.87M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 103% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2319th and 5994th ($1913 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 26th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Taichung

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Dusseldorf Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.43
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$795
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1892
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$242
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9744
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5208
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.19
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.52
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1041
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20776
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1685
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1637
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1653
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1658
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1699
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1611
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1662
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1594
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1633
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1696
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1507
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1698
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1657
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1726
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$1972
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1613
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1636
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1547
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1584
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1617
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1519
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1667
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1468
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1563
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1552
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1941

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684