Berlin vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$798
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.5M

The cost of living in Berlin is 278% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1150th and 7755th ($2371 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 181st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 45th and 2991st 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
$16.2
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$22953

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15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679