Berlin vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2159
$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5529
$2273
🏠 One person rent
$1200
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2751
$828
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$241
$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3905
$1032
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
97
😀 Quality of life
96
76
🏙️ Population
3.68M
18.7M

The cost of living in Berlin is 186% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1335th and 6479th ($2159 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 45th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Guangzhou. Berlin ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 11th and 839th 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
$17.9
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.5
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.82
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.67
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1211
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4423
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1861
$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$333
$60.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.4
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9121
$11586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6327
$4814
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.2
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$44
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.1
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8428
$19449

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1688
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1617
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1631
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1693
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1624
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1651
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1525
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1686
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1586
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1673
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1591
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1584
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1604
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1596
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1578
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1596
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1477
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1528
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1209
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1211
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1364
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1223
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1138
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1224
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1207
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1205
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1206
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1207
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1272
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1245
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1215
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1212
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1216
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1214
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1133
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1194
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$812
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1231
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1276

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$600
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$621
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$636
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$769
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$512
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$746
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$617
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$767
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1621
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$603
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$778
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2733
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$844
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$799
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$796
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$777
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$752
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1051
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$756
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$546
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$469
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$787
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$911
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$823
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$932
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$665
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$811
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$799
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$972
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$588
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$648
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$510
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$568
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$583
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$585
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$501
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$595