Essen vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$682
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
587K
4.05M

The cost of living in Essen is 41% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 3860th and 5023rd ($1561 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 2nd in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 17th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs New Taipei

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Essen New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$18576

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602