Berlin vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$1531
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$372
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$937
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	63
😀 Quality of life	94	56
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.07M

The cost of living in Berlin is 290% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 1150th and 7925th ($2371 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 235th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Changchun ranked 59th in China, while ranked 45th and 6274th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Changchun

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	Berlin	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$7.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$8890

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$603
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$559
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$575
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$551
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$550
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$640
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$604
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$549
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$554
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$569
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$610
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$629
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$549
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$713
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$579
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$555
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$674
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$499
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$573
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$564
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$629
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$599
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$532
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$612
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$653
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$567
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$662
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$474
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$537
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$529
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$712
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$519
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$549
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$572
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$594