Berlin vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$893
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	3.78M	8.78M

The cost of living in Berlin is 215% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1762nd and 7256th ($2027 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 21st and 4015th 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	$14.6	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$20567

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936