Frankfurt vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$1477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
87
74
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
776K
1.87M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 144% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1510th and 6262nd ($2182 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 38th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$6518

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696