Berlin vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$1695
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$914
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
87
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
3.78M
32.1M

The cost of living in Berlin is 296% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1418th and 8185th ($2222 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 322nd 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 1.6 months in Chongqing. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 35th and 2237th 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
$16.6
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$23821

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537