Berlin vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2027
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4661
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$1127
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2029
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$258
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$742
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
95
69
🏙️ Population
3.78M
10.5M

The cost of living in Berlin is 209% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1762nd and 7169th ($2027 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 97th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 21st and 2941st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Dongguan

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Berlin Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2233
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8133
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5908
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.68
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.5
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.55
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.01
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.2
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9774
$20945

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598