Berlin vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
3.68M
2.29M

The cost of living in Berlin is 134% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1759th and 6163rd ($2013 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 19th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716