Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 3.6% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.01
|
$6.22
NT$198.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
$4.98
NT$159.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$1.03
NT$32.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$0.72
NT$22.86
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$1.88
NT$60.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.38
|
$7.75
NT$247.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$11.33
NT$362.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$2.84
NT$90.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$4.13
NT$131.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$2.07
NT$66.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.01
NT$32.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$1.18
NT$37.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$1.49
NT$47.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.24
NT$39.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.12
NT$35.85
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$3.71
NT$118.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.05
|
$37.34
NT$1,192.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,808.49
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,002,770.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.41
|
$8.87
NT$283.24
|
|
pay 53.8% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.10
|
$25.59
NT$817.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,280.12
|
$662.03
NT$21,143.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€909.23
|
$504.69
NT$16,118.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€255.96
|
$72.03
NT$2,300.34
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.27
|
$686.42
NT$21,922.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,669.40
|
$17,703.28
NT$565,403.78
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$2.49
NT$79.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$3.49
NT$111.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
$3.89
NT$124.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.54
|
$38.67
NT$1,235.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$9.34
NT$298.15
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.68
|
$62.24
NT$1,987.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.95
|
$30.20
NT$964.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.75
|
$88.35
NT$2,821.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.82
|
$103.73
NT$3,312.75
|
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