Frankfurt vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
87
95
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
759K
2.6M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 63% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2040th and 4516th ($1902 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st 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 Taipei. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 38th and 209th 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
$14.2
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$19102

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589