Berlin vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2027
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4661
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1127
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$2029
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$258
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$1362
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.87M

The cost of living in Berlin is 149% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6380th ($2027 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 21st and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2233
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8133
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5908
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.68
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.55
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.01
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.2
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9774
$6108

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682