Berlin vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$1504
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
80
😀 Quality of life
94
88
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.71M

The cost of living in Berlin is 144% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1150th and 5770th ($2371 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 45th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Kaohsiung

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Berlin Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$13326

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617