Berlin vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$777
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
3.78M
10.5M

The cost of living in Berlin is 246% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1275th and 7469th ($2302 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 35th and 3662nd 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
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608