Dusseldorf vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1944
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4713
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1066
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1869
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4092
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
631K
2.35M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 106% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2220th and 6085th ($1944 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 6th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 28th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Taoyuan

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Dusseldorf Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.45
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.48
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8456
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5329
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.2
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.5
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.6
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.9
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$907
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21698
$17081

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6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1618
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1724
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1603
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1644
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1701
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1600
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1579
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1467
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1663
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1592
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1669
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$2007
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1626
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1642
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1486
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1601
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1609
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1561
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1686
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1481
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1580
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1573
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1990

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Distance City Cost of living
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$882
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$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