Frankfurt vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
85
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
776K
3.03M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 117% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1510th and 5518th ($2182 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 38th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650