Essen vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$642
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
587K
1.85M

The cost of living in Essen is 62% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3925th and 6014th ($1519 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 7th 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 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 23rd and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Tainan

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Essen Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$5481

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686