Berlin vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2684
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1264
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	95	83
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.73M

The cost of living in Berlin is 112% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5750th ($2027 vs $956) 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 21st and 417th 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	$14.6	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$83
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$10905

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601