Beijing vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4661
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1127
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$2029
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$258
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$3225
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	75	95
🏙️ Population	21.9M	3.78M

The cost of living in Beijing is 50% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 5387th and 1762nd ($1016 vs $2027) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Berlin ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 989th and 21st 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	$3.86	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$8133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$5908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$6.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$9.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$9774

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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	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373