Berlin vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
3.76M
2.6M

The cost of living in Berlin is 82% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1583rd and 4715th ($2104 vs $1158) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 23rd and 311th 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
$14.5
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605