Berlin vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
81
😀 Quality of life
95
84
🏙️ Population
3.68M
2.73M

The cost of living in Berlin is 116% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1759th and 5786th ($2013 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 19th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655