Berlin vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$733
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	96	71
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.07M

The cost of living in Berlin is 301% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1418th and 8245th ($2222 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 341st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 35th and 3667th 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	$16.6	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$24707

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501