Berlin vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$864
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	3.76M	9.5M

The cost of living in Berlin is 249% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1583rd and 7753rd ($2104 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 23rd and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Foshan

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	Berlin	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$24357

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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 Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660