Essen vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$681
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
585K
3.03M

The cost of living in Essen is 64% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3595th and 6052nd ($1525 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 5th 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 31st and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716