Berlin vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$1051
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
96
84
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.33M

The cost of living in Berlin is 136% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1418th and 5995th ($2222 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 35th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$14970

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1868
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1893
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1892
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1862
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1888
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1902
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1851
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1887
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1841
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1826
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1856
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1862
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1810
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1839
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1826
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1822
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1681
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1852
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1454
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1484
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1567
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1430
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1363
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1425
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1424
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1471
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1486
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1417
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1435
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1411
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1166
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1422
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1113
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451