Berlin vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2027
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4661
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1127
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2029
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$258
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$1355
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
3.78M
3.03M

The cost of living in Berlin is 127% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6071st ($2027 vs $894) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 21st and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2233
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8133
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5908
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.68
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.5
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.55
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.01
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.2
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9774
$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671