Frankfurt vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
85
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
776K
2.87M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 139% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1384th and 5994th ($2251 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 48th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Taichung

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Frankfurt Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684