Essen vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$681
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1661
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
585K
4.04M

The cost of living in Essen is 44% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 3595th and 5212th ($1525 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 2nd 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 Essen compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 31st and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$13786

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605