Berlin vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$1477
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
74
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.87M

The cost of living in Berlin is 149% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1418th and 6262nd ($2222 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 35th and 549th 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
$16.6
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$6518

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1868
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1893
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1892
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1862
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1888
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1902
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1851
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1887
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1841
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1826
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1856
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1862
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1810
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1839
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1826
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1822
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1681
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1852
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1454
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1484
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1567
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1430
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1363
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1425
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1424
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1471
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1486
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1417
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1435
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1411
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1166
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1422
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1113
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696