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New Taipei City vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

New Taipei City is 43.6% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 70.4% less in New Taipei City
Groceries: pay 10.4% more in New Taipei City
Transportation: pay 41.9% less in New Taipei City
Housing: pay 64.3% less in New Taipei City
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in New Taipei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.9% less in New Taipei City
Clothing: pay 37.4% less in New Taipei City

The cost of childcare and groceries in New Taipei City are more expensive than in Berlin. Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in New Taipei City. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in New Taipei City.

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New Taipei City vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Taipei City instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 70.4% less for restaurants

	Berlin	New Taipei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$4.71 NT$152.81	-72.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$5.18 NT$168.09	-61.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.06	$0.85 NT$27.73	-75.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.76	$0.55 NT$17.83	-82.3%
Average			-70.4%

Berlin vs. New Taipei City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.4% more for groceries

	Berlin	New Taipei City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$1.86 NT$60.27	-22.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.65	$12.46 NT$404.30	+45.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.20	$11.78 NT$382.41	+149.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.98	$2.23 NT$72.33	-50.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.84	$4.88 NT$158.26	-10.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.43	$1.85 NT$60.07	+15.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$1.12 NT$36.39	+23.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.35	$1.25 NT$40.43	-18.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$1.82 NT$58.91	+7.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.85 NT$60.07	+96.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.94 NT$30.61	-3.6%
Average			+10.4%

Berlin vs. New Taipei City - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.9% less for transportation

	Berlin	New Taipei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.71	$3.85 NT$125.09	-55.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.79	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	-46.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €26.96	$10.28 NT$333.62	-66.1%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 64.3% less for housing

	Berlin	New Taipei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €42.90	$23.06 NT$748.24	-52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,316.32	$634.96 NT$20,606.88	-57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €991.62	$344.50 NT$11,180.25	-69.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €262.63	$86.41 NT$2,804.43	-70.7%
Average			-64.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Berlin	New Taipei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.56	$651.33 NT$21,138.06	+350.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,109.93	$21,299.70 NT$691K	+34.4%
Average			+146.1%

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pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	New Taipei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.83	$1.57 NT$50.94	-71.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.86	$2.34 NT$75.84	-46.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.37	$4.32 NT$140.07	-59.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.65	$38.71 NT$1,256.40	-3.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$12.56 NT$407.48	-19.9%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 37.4% less for clothing

	Berlin	New Taipei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €84.95	$35.57 NT$1,154.53	-62.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.86	$31.39 NT$1,018.70	-33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.09	$92.08 NT$2,988.19	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €125.65	$98.88 NT$3,208.91	-30.0%
Average			-37.4%

Berlin vs. New Taipei City - Cost of clothing

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