Dusseldorf vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1861
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4578
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1029
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1905
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$527
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3480
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
629K
3.03M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 100% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2278th and 6052nd ($1861 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 5th 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 Dusseldorf compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 26th and 496th 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
$15.3
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.8
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$4.17
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.23
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$959
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1887
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7923
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6295
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.48
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.6
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.77
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.6
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$657
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22103
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1505
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1558
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1634
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1441
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1463
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1465
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1425
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1652
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1497
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1563
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1638
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$1947
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1543
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1206
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1479
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1525
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1582
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1441
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1478
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1470
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1851

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716