Germany vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1755
$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4140
$2735
🏠 One person rent
$924
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1569
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$552
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3290
$1481
💸 GDP per capita
$55800
$34430
😃 Human freedom index
8.67
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
80.5
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
67
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
30%
🎓 Higher education
94
89
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
83.5M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1755) is 67% more expensive than in Taiwan ($1048). Germany ranked 24th vs 86th for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Germany compared to 1.4 months in Taiwan. Ranked 12th and 36th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Germany vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Germany and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 662 and 17 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Germany Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.32
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$81.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
2.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5862
$9167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4371
$5836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.7
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$9.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.79
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.8
$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$14.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15339
$15690

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2222
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2172
1.91M
Munich
$2463
1.51M
Frankfurt
$2182
776K
Cologne
$1968
1.09M
Dusseldorf
$1979
631K
Stuttgart
$2207
633K
Essen
$1516
587K
Dortmund
$1632
595K
Nuremberg
$1767
526K
Bremen City
$1785
577K
Leipzig
$1690
620K
Dresden
$1555
566K
Hanover
$1828
548K
Mannheim
$1825
317K
Bonn
$1957
336K
Duisburg
$1340
504K
Bielefeld
$1611
338K
Augsburg
$1954
303K
Wiesbaden
$1922
286K
Munster
$1887
323K
Wuppertal
$1488
359K
Braunschweig
$1534
252K
Bochum
$1560
366K
Karlsruhe
$1891
310K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1738
237K
Aachen
$1668
253K
Monchengladbach
$1651
269K
Halle
$1388
242K
Mainz
$1736
223K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1135
4.04M
Taichung
$1006
3.03M
Taipei
$1313
2.6M
Kaohsiung
$1002
2.73M
Tainan
$894
1.87M
Taoyuan
$942
2.33M
Hsinchu
$993
499K
Keelung
$1030
367K
Zhubei
$868
218K
Chiayi
$914
252K
Changhua
$914
225K
Kinmen
$901
144K
Miaoli
$695
86.2K
Douliu
$894
109K
Taitung
$854
103K
Nantou
$894
97.3K
Yilan
$802
95K