Berlin vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$869
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
3.78M
10M

The cost of living in Berlin is 275% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1418th and 7882nd ($2222 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 200th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Changsha. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 35th and 3381st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Changsha

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Berlin Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$58.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$85
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$7438

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1868
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1893
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1892
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1862
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1888
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1902
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1851
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1887
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1841
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1826
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1856
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1862
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1810
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1839
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1826
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1822
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1681
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1852
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1454
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1484
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1567
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1430
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1363
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1425
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1424
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1471
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1486
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1417
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1435
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1411
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1166
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1422
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1113
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546