Berlin vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$369
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1212
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	95	72
🏙️ Population	3.78M	11.9M

The cost of living in Berlin is 152% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6419th ($2027 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd 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 1.5 months in Hangzhou. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 21st and 1916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Hangzhou

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	Berlin	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$4179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$31296

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$716
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$573
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$650
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$677
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$868
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$695
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$587
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$708
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$654
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$700
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$672
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1097
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$665
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$645
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$984
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$702
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$657
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$590
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$642
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$616
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$643
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$682
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$607
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$631
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$621
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$603
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$671
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$644
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$746