Berlin vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$1422
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.87M

The cost of living in Berlin is 152% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1150th and 5994th ($2371 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 Taichung. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 45th and 351st 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
$16.2
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684