Berlin vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$1271
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
81
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
3.76M
2.73M

The cost of living in Berlin is 126% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1583rd and 6046th ($2104 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 23rd and 389th 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
$14.5
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$12438

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1739
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1783
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1775
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1739
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1786
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1730
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1717
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1780
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1739
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1690
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1752
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1737
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1671
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1687
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1713
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1734
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1714
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1574
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1692
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1469
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1393
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1261
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1386
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1387
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1345
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1513
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1390
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1470
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1386
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1349
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1365
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1169
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1384
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$931
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1387
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643