Berlin vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$1735
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$1050
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
89
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
3.78M
20.9M

The cost of living in Berlin is 246% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1275th and 7467th ($2302 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 88th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Chengdu. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 35th and 1710th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Chengdu

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Berlin Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$2027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$13059

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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

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580