Berlin vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$1446
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.85M

The cost of living in Berlin is 153% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1275th and 6264th ($2302 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 35th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Tainan

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Berlin Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697