Berlin vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2027
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4661
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1127
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$2029
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$258
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$957
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
88
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
3.78M
32.1M

The cost of living in Berlin is 220% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1762nd and 7340th ($2027 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 21st and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2233
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8133
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5908
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.68
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.5
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.55
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.01
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9774
$26796

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1707
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1782
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1770
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1714
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1763
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1724
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1691
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1796
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1695
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1711
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1714
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1632
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1663
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1686
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1723
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1690
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1534
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1644
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1354
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1442
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1437
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1319
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1241
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1315
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1332
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1350
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1421
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1351
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1395
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1326
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1282
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1108
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1346
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1022
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1419
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539