Berlin vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2515
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$653
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1212
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.35M

The cost of living in Berlin is 145% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1275th and 6085th ($2302 vs $941) 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 35th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Taoyuan

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	Berlin	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$17081

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$882
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$937
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1257
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$709
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$796
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$997
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$957
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$888
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$879
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$889
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$910
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$668
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$910
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$841
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$654
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$634
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$630
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$903
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$723
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$705
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$763
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$682
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$634
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$697
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$698
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$610
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$465
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$602
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$667
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$617
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$464