Frankfurt vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
87
93
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
773K
2.33M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 142% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1589th and 6227th ($2102 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 36th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691