Essen vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$690
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
587K
2.33M

The cost of living in Essen is 65% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3685th and 6171st ($1443 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 33rd and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$18619

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Cities near Essen

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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443