Berlin vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$813
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	3.68M	8.78M

The cost of living in Berlin is 192% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1759th and 6882nd ($2013 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 102nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 19th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Quanzhou

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	Berlin	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$19406

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083