Berlin vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2027
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4661
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1127
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2029
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$258
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$1771
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
3.78M
17.7M

The cost of living in Berlin is 121% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5950th ($2027 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 21st and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2233
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8133
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5908
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.68
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.5
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.55
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.01
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9774
$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609