Berlin vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$1084
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
3.76M
2.33M

The cost of living in Berlin is 142% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1583rd and 6227th ($2104 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 23rd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691