Berlin vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$1768
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.43M

The cost of living in Berlin is 90% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1150th and 4646th ($2371 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 45th and 178th 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
$16.2
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$16947

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612