Berlin vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$890
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
87
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
3.76M
32.1M

The cost of living in Berlin is 218% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1583rd and 7185th ($2104 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 23rd and 1966th 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
$14.5
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$27717

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1739
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1783
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1775
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1739
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1786
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1730
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1717
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1780
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1739
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1690
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1752
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1737
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1671
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1687
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1713
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1734
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1714
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1574
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1692
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1469
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1393
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1261
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1386
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1387
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1345
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1513
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1390
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1470
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1386
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1349
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1365
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1169
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1384
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$931
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1387
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556