Frankfurt vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
87
95
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
776K
2.6M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 68% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1863rd and 4534th ($1989 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 47th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Taipei

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Frankfurt Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$19749

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Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581