Berlin vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2027
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4661
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1127
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2029
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$258
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.6M

The cost of living in Berlin is 72% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1762nd and 4534th ($2027 vs $1181) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 21st and 339th 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
$14.6
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2233
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8133
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5908
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.68
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.5
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.55
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.01
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.2
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9774
$19749

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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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581