Berlin vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$719
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	94	44
🏙️ Population	3.78M	7.82M

The cost of living in Berlin is 288% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1150th and 7879th ($2371 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 222nd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 45th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Shangqiu

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	Berlin	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$19212

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522