Berlin vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$1294
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
97
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
3.76M
18.7M

The cost of living in Berlin is 176% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1583rd and 6602nd ($2104 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 23rd and 1036th 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
$14.5
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$15919

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1739
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1783
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1775
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1739
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1786
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1730
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1717
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1780
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1739
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1690
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1752
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1737
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1671
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1687
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1713
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1734
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1714
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1574
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1692
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1469
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1393
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1261
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1386
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1387
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1345
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1513
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1390
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1470
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1386
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1349
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1365
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1169
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1384
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$931
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1387
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671