Essen vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$666
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
96
84
🏙️ Population
587K
2.33M

The cost of living in Essen is 61% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3903rd and 5995th ($1516 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 7th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 24th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$14970

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451