Berlin vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$707
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	95	38
🏙️ Population	3.78M	7.82M

The cost of living in Berlin is 175% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6735th ($2027 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 21st and 7140th 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	$14.6	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$17921

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529