Berlin vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$931
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
96
77
🏙️ Population
3.78M
24.9M

The cost of living in Berlin is 97% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1418th and 4879th ($2222 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 35th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Shanghai

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Berlin Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753