Essen vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$682
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
80
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
587K
2.72M

The cost of living in Essen is 56% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 3860th and 5666th ($1561 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 3rd 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 Essen compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 17th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kaohsiung

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Essen Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$11481

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610