Essen vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$690
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
94
81
🏙️ Population
587K
3.03M

The cost of living in Essen is 61% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3685th and 6071st ($1443 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 Essen compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 33rd and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$18658

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671