Cost of Living & Income: Taipei vs Frankfurt

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Taipei and Frankfurt are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricTaipeiFrankfurtTaipei vs Frankfurt
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,645¥28,473Frankfurt earns 2.4× the salary in Taipei

Daily expenses

MetricTaipeiFrankfurtTaipei vs Frankfurt
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥31¥117Frankfurt costs 3.72× the price in Taipei
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥314¥622Frankfurt costs 1.98× the price in Taipei
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥38¥93Frankfurt costs 2.48× the price in Taipei
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥520.8¥2,615.1Frankfurt costs 5.02× the price in Taipei
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥181.9¥314.9Frankfurt costs 1.73× the price in Taipei
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥115.9¥132.2Frankfurt costs 1.14× the price in Taipei
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥274.7¥464.8Frankfurt costs 1.69× the price in Taipei
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥62.8¥116.6Frankfurt costs 1.86× the price in Taipei
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥6.9¥14.6Frankfurt costs 2.12× the price in Taipei

Supermarket prices

MetricTaipeiFrankfurtTaipei vs Frankfurt
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥143.0¥153.8Frankfurt costs 1.08× the price in Taipei
🥚 Eggs (12)¥17.2¥25.8Frankfurt costs 1.50× the price in Taipei
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥20.3¥9.2Taipei costs 2.21× the price in Frankfurt
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥12.8¥15.5Frankfurt costs 1.21× the price in Taipei
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥32.3¥21.7Taipei costs 1.49× the price in Frankfurt
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥18.3¥12.2Taipei costs 1.50× the price in Frankfurt
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥29.7¥26.3Taipei costs 1.13× the price in Frankfurt
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥11.0¥7.9Taipei costs 1.40× the price in Frankfurt
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥94.2¥42.8Taipei costs 2.20× the price in Frankfurt

Rent & property prices

MetricTaipeiFrankfurtTaipei vs Frankfurt
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥5,772¥9,343Frankfurt costs 1.62× the price in Taipei
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,104¥7,846Frankfurt costs 2.53× the price in Taipei
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥10,343¥18,879Frankfurt costs 1.83× the price in Taipei
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥6,318¥13,546Frankfurt costs 2.14× the price in Taipei
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥86,193¥56,195Taipei costs 1.53× the price in Frankfurt
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥51,073¥29,556Taipei costs 1.73× the price in Frankfurt