Berlin vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1446
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$176
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$294
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$68.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$703
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	96	46
🏙️ Population	3.78M	11M

The cost of living in Berlin is 307% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 1418th and 8322nd ($2222 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 376th 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 1.3 months in Linyi. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Linyi ranked 249th in China, while ranked 35th and 7034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Linyi

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	Berlin	Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$6.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$82.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$149
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$5.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$3280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$1043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$6260

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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 Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$564
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$567
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$537
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$558
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$563
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$558
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$602
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$553
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$499
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$561
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$542
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$521
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$563
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$538
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$563
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$570
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$654
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$547
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$548
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$520
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$448
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$468
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$582
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$576
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$562
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$570
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$573
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$626
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$507
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$549
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$913
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$509
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$583
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$598
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$544
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$741
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$516
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$807