Berlin vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$688
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	95	44
🏙️ Population	3.78M	7.82M

The cost of living in Berlin is 282% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1275th and 7914th ($2302 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 35th and 7360th 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	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$16802

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518