Berlin vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
74
😀 Quality of life
95
82
🏙️ Population
3.68M
1.87M

The cost of living in Berlin is 121% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1759th and 5887th ($2013 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 Tainan. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 19th and 364th 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
$12.4
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$11040

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741