Berlin vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$1018
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
76
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
3.78M
32.1M

The cost of living in Berlin is 283% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1275th and 7933rd ($2302 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 214th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 35th and 2353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Chongqing

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Berlin Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$24477

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556