Berlin vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$6793
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1830
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$3856
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3804
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	3.78M	7.41M

The cost of living in Berlin is 26% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1762nd and 427th ($2027 vs $2737) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 21st and 248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Hong Kong

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	Berlin	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$22706

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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 Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598