Berlin vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
3.68M
2.6M

The cost of living in Berlin is 72% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1759th and 4516th ($2013 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 Taipei. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 19th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Taipei

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Berlin Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$19102

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589