Berlin vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2423
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1485
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	3.78M	225K

The cost of living in Berlin is 149% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6385th ($2027 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Changhua ranked 14th in Taiwan, while ranked 21st and 4970th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Changhua

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	Berlin	Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$3.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$6.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$12.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$17014

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$894
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$796
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$770
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$728
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$747
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$897
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$821
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$875
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$814
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1073
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$731
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1181
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$788
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$967
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$627
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$625
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$644
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$823
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$688
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$648
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$630
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$649
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$603
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$581
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$451
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$681
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$443
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$655
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$569
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$601
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$671
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$682
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$661
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$671