Berlin vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
87
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
3.68M
32.1M

The cost of living in Berlin is 183% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1759th and 6733rd ($2013 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 79th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Chongqing. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 19th and 2233rd 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
$12.4
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$27785

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548