Frankfurt vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$1088
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
87
81
😀 Quality of life
94
84
🏙️ Population
759K
2.73M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 104% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2040th and 5786th ($1902 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th 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 Frankfurt compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 38th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$12618

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655