Berlin vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$912
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
3.78M
11.9M

The cost of living in Berlin is 168% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1275th and 6527th ($2302 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 35th and 3360th 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
$16
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$29918

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765