Berlin vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$1275
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
74
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
3.76M
1.87M

The cost of living in Berlin is 150% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1583rd and 6292nd ($2104 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 Tainan. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 23rd and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$18526

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1739
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1783
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1775
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1739
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1786
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1730
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1717
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1780
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1739
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1690
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1752
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1737
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1671
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1687
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1713
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1734
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1714
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1574
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1692
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1469
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1393
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1261
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1386
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1387
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1345
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1513
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1390
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1470
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1386
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1349
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1365
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1169
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1384
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$931
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1387
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719