Berlin vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
3.68M
3.03M

The cost of living in Berlin is 102% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1759th and 5356th ($2013 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 19th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Taichung

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Berlin Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$13893

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721