Berlin vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
3.68M
7.41M

The cost of living in Berlin is 23% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1759th and 503rd ($2013 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 19th and 168th 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
$12.4
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$20363

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611