Essen vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$666
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$1477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
74
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
587K
1.87M

The cost of living in Essen is 70% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3903rd and 6262nd ($1516 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 12th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 24th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$6518

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696