Cost of living comparison
Taoyuan is 25.9% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.1% less in Taoyuan
- Groceries
-
pay 1.1% less in Taoyuan
- Transportation
-
pay 36.2% less in Taoyuan
- Housing
-
pay 71.9% less in Taoyuan
- Childcare
-
pay 56.7% more in Taoyuan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 34.1% less in Taoyuan
- Clothing
-
pay 28.3% less in Taoyuan
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Taoyuan.
If you lived in Taoyuan instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 66.1% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$4.64
NT$139.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.37
|
$5.57
NT$166.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.54
|
$1.04
NT$31.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.50
|
$0.67
NT$20.08
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.72
|
$1.30
NT$38.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.86
|
$4.10
NT$122.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.02
|
$11.16
NT$334.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.88
|
$2.13
NT$63.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.75
|
$3.30
NT$98.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.18
|
$1.35
NT$40.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.80
NT$24.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.88
|
$1.11
NT$33.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.62
|
$1.23
NT$36.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.98
NT$29.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.70
|
$0.77
NT$23.12
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.32
|
$3.60
NT$107.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€46.19
|
$37.10
NT$1,112.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€27,968.14
|
$33,081.10
NT$991,751.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€25.83
|
$8.97
NT$268.79
|
|
pay 71.9% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€39.57
|
$16.28
NT$487.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,124.71
|
$371.00
NT$11,122.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€825.75
|
$267.95
NT$8,032.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€231.80
|
$48.96
NT$1,467.77
|
|
pay 56.7% more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€270.00
|
$525.59
NT$15,756.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,477.87
|
$13,706.50
NT$410,912.62
|
|
pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.77
|
$1.51
NT$45.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.50
|
$2.47
NT$74.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.01
|
$5.87
NT$176.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€33.32
|
$37.78
NT$1,132.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.02
|
$9.28
NT$278.06
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€75.19
|
$74.20
NT$2,224.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€36.05
|
$21.64
NT$648.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€83.99
|
$76.52
NT$2,294.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€121.64
|
$92.75
NT$2,780.61
|
|
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