Berlin vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$4007
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
3.76M
7.41M

The cost of living in Berlin is 24% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1583rd and 379th ($2104 vs $2753) 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 23rd and 205th 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
$14.5
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$22381

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623