Frankfurt vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
85
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
776K
2.87M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 133% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1425th and 5984th ($2230 vs $957) 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 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 34th and 409th 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
$18.6
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665