Berlin vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1771
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$388
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$780
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	95	72
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.5M

The cost of living in Berlin is 277% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1275th and 7844th ($2302 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 35th and 3253rd 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	$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$22493

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Cities near Berlin

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 Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664