Essen vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$759
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1294
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
74
😀 Quality of life
95
82
🏙️ Population
579K
1.87M

The cost of living in Essen is 66% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3358th and 5887th ($1519 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 32nd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$11040

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741