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Zhubei City vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Zhubei City is 8.2% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 71.5% less in Zhubei City
Groceries: pay 16.3% more in Zhubei City
Transportation: pay 35.8% less in Zhubei City
Housing: pay 71.6% less in Zhubei City
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Zhubei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.5% less in Zhubei City
Clothing: pay 14.9% less in Zhubei City

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

Zhubei City vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zhubei City instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 71.5% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Zhubei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$4.92 NT$153.80	-71.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.64	$5.41 NT$169.19	-60.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.00	$0.87 NT$27.34	-74.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.56	$0.62 NT$19.32	-79.3%
Average			-71.5%

Berlin vs. Zhubei City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.3% more for groceries

	Berlin	Zhubei City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.94	$1.97 NT$61.52	-12.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.10	$6.43 NT$201.10	-9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.41	$11.62 NT$363.56	+126.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.33	$2.82 NT$88.18	-27.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.74	$3.56 NT$111.25	-35.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.33	$1.93 NT$60.46	+25.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.80	$1.09 NT$34.15	+16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.03	$1.04 NT$32.44	-13.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.51	$1.56 NT$48.84	-11.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.78	$1.64 NT$51.16	+80.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.67	$1.10 NT$34.42	+41.6%
Average			+16.3%

Berlin vs. Zhubei City - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.8% less for transportation

	Berlin	Zhubei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.46	$3.82 NT$119.38	-49.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €59.18	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,084.89	$37,686.38 NT$1,179,169.22	+15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.48	$8.52 NT$266.59	-73.4%
Average			-35.8%

Berlin vs. Zhubei City - Cost of transportation

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pay 71.6% less for housing

	Berlin	Zhubei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.22	$22.93 NT$717.41	-54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,225.63	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €917.51	$203.18 NT$6,357.26	-81.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €237.97	$56.76 NT$1,775.99	-79.5%
Average			-71.6%

Berlin vs. Zhubei City - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Zhubei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €158.81	$655.42 NT$20,507.29	+254.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,227.37	$14,992.63 NT$469,104.28	+56.5%
Average			+155.4%

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pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Zhubei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.51	$2.29 NT$71.78	-56.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.82	$3.36 NT$105.10	-24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.73	$4.92 NT$153.80	-51.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.31	$32.77 NT$1,025.36	-15.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.79	$10.49 NT$328.12	-29.6%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 14.9% less for clothing

	Berlin	Zhubei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €80.55	$81.93 NT$2,563.41	-12.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.47	$37.28 NT$1,166.35	-14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €91.61	$95.04 NT$2,973.56	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €111.30	$101.58 NT$3,178.43	-21.6%
Average			-14.9%

Berlin vs. Zhubei City - Cost of clothing

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