Berlin vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1882
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$752
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	96	72
🏙️ Population	3.78M	10.5M

The cost of living in Berlin is 236% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1418th and 7341st ($2222 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 35th and 3389th 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	$16.6	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$30
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$21416

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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 Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598