Frankfurt vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$1659
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
87
94
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
776K
2.6M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 66% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1510th and 4455th ($2182 vs $1313) 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 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 38th and 388th 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
$17.3
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.83
🥤 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
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$38.8
🚕 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
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.88
🍾 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
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$17567

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Cities near Frankfurt

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589