Berlin vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$792
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	97
😀 Quality of life	96	75
🏙️ Population	3.78M	18.7M

The cost of living in Berlin is 193% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1418th and 6838th ($2222 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 35th and 2100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Guangzhou

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	Berlin	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$14783

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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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$589
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$662
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$829
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$777
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$518
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$662
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$827
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$878
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1746
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$608
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$816
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2414
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$766
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$809
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$765
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$941
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$766
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$780
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$773
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$750
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$579
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$669
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$451
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$897
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$454
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$693
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$634
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$574
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$622
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$697
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$677