Berlin vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$1411
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.87M

The cost of living in Berlin is 140% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1275th and 5984th ($2302 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 35th and 409th 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
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665