Frankfurt vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
84
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
773K
3.03M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 126% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1589th and 6052nd ($2102 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 36th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716