Berlin vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$1288
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
94
77
🏙️ Population
3.78M
18.7M

The cost of living in Berlin is 202% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1150th and 6854th ($2371 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 45th and 1149th 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
$16.2
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$19408

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711