Essen vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$682
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
587K
2.87M

The cost of living in Essen is 63% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3860th and 5984th ($1561 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 5th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 17th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Taichung

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Essen Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665