Berlin vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
97
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
3.68M
18.7M

The cost of living in Berlin is 171% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1759th and 6607th ($2013 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 54th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 19th and 955th 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
$12.4
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$18235

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620