Berlin vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1647
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$917
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	96	75
🏙️ Population	3.78M	20.9M

The cost of living in Berlin is 250% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1418th and 7530th ($2222 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 114th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 35th and 1800th 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	$16.6	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$11647

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560