Berlin vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2382
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$346
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$590
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1594
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	3.78M	221K

The cost of living in Berlin is 159% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 1275th and 6410th ($2302 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 7th best city to live in Germany vs Changhua ranked 11th in Taiwan, while ranked 35th and 4187th 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	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$85.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	2.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$6718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$6962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$6.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$17071

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$957
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$879
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$889
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$709
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$910
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$937
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$882
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$941
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$910
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1108
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$796
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1257
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$841
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$997
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$630
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$668
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$634
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$903
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$723
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$656
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$654
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$682
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$698
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$634
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$602
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$465
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$705
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$464
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$763
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$673
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$589
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$610
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$677
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$697
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$661
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$665