Frankfurt vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
87
81
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
773K
2.73M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 125% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1589th and 6046th ($2102 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 36th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Kaohsiung

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Frankfurt Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$12438

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643