Berlin vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$835
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.07M

The cost of living in Berlin is 300% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1275th and 8176th ($2302 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 35th and 3872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Shenyang

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	Berlin	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$25508

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523