Essen vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$690
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$1362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
94
81
🏙️ Population
587K
1.87M

The cost of living in Essen is 77% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3685th and 6380th ($1443 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 33rd and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
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$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682