Berlin vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$709
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	95	39
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.56M

The cost of living in Berlin is 242% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1762nd and 7740th ($2027 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 21st and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Shaoyang

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	Berlin	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600