Berlin vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$2345
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$344
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$582
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$1603
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	94	70
🏙️ Population	3.78M	220K

The cost of living in Berlin is 171% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 1150th and 6404th ($2371 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Changhua ranked 12th in Taiwan, while ranked 45th and 3879th 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	$16.2	$4.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$84.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	2.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$6888
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$5883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$6.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$50
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$17992

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$942
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$868
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$884
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$687
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$904
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$921
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$889
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$989
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$938
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1123
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$792
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1248
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$844
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$979
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$643
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$673
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$648
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$892
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$679
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$672
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$689
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$640
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$612
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$474
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$717
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$473
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$774
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$682
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$600
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$617
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$687
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$686
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$677
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$684