Berlin vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Berlin Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$2884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4970
$6543
🏠 One person rent
$1209
$1998
🏘️ Family rent
$2251
$3776
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3213
$2843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
95
91
🏙️ Population
3.68M
7.5M

The cost of living in Berlin is 26% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 433rd and 63rd ($2146 vs $2884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1 months in Hong Kong. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 28th and 99th 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
$13.1
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1276
$2462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$885
$1711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2508
$4715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1742
$3295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.4%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8822
$31248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5926
$20660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.6
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.55
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.64
$7.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.03
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.7
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$209
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$18730

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1299
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1300
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1302
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1303
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1569
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1298
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1347
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1296
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1298
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1299
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1305
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1296
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1305
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1301
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1302
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1300
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1326
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1302
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1301
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1300
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1305
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1067
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1301
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1298
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1307
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1299
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1299
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1303
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1302
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1300
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1302
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1295
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1218
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$939
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1297
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$769
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1304
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1303

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705