Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Germany

Berlin vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 55.6% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Berlin
Groceries: pay 12.1% less in Berlin
Transportation: pay 73.1% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Berlin
Childcare: pay 54.5% less in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.6% more in Berlin
Clothing: pay 30.9% more in Berlin

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

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Berlin vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$152.81	$16.80 €14.95	+256.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$183.37	$13.44 €11.96	+137.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.80	$3.44 €3.06	+274.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.18	$3.10 €2.76	+375.2%
Average			+220.1%

Taipei vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.1% less for groceries

	Taipei	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$65.64	$2.40 €2.14	+18.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$319.53	$8.59 €7.65	-12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$374.58	$4.72 €4.20	-59.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.34	$4.47 €3.98	+64.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$144.40	$5.44 €4.84	+22.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.36	$1.61 €1.43	-27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.90	$0.90 €0.81	-39.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.91	$1.52 €1.35	+9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.53	$1.70 €1.51	-16.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.46	$0.94 €0.84	-24.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.78	$0.98 €0.87	-6.0%
Average			-12.1%

Taipei vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.1% more for transportation

	Taipei	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$127.95	$8.66 €7.71	+119.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	$70.54 €62.79	+87.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$290.33	$30.29 €26.96	+238.6%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Taipei	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$889.19	$48.20 €42.90	+75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	$1,478.95 €1,316.32	+46.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	$1,114.14 €991.62	+130.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	$295.08 €262.63	+345.3%
Average			+109.2%

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pay 54.5% less for childcare

	Taipei	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	$144.45 €128.56	-78.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$541K	$15,853.22 €14,109.93	-4.9%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$91.68	$5.43 €4.83	+92.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$111.13	$4.34 €3.86	+26.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$10.53 €9.37	+168.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	$40.06 €35.65	-2.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$315.80	$15.68 €13.95	+61.1%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 30.9% more for clothing

	Taipei	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	$95.44 €84.95	+51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	$47.03 €41.86	+17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	$104.60 €93.09	+23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	$141.17 €125.65	+34.3%
Average			+30.9%

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