Berlin vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$1245
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
3.78M
7.41M

The cost of living in Berlin is 18% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1418th and 532nd ($2222 vs $2718) 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 35th and 548th 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
$16.6
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$22102

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1868
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1893
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1892
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1862
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1888
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1902
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1851
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1887
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1841
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1826
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1856
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1862
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1810
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1839
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1826
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1822
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1681
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1852
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1454
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1484
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1567
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1430
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1363
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1425
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1424
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1471
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1486
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1417
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1435
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1411
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1166
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1422
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1113
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598