Essen vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$681
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
74
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
585K
1.87M

The cost of living in Essen is 81% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3595th and 6292nd ($1525 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 9th 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 Tainan. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 31st and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$18526

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719