Beijing vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$2302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$5175
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1280
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$2205
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$3706
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	73	95
🏙️ Population	21.9M	3.78M

The cost of living in Beijing is 55% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 5341st and 1275th ($1044 vs $2302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Berlin ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 2718th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Berlin

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	Beijing	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$5.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$952
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$2341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$208
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$8913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$6080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$68.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$10963

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474