Berlin vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$1387
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$339
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$800
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	100	58
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	3.78M	10.6M

The cost of living in Berlin is 355% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 1150th and 8567th ($2371 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 492nd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 45th and 4412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Shijiazhuang

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	Berlin	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$5149

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$541
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$541
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$541
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$539
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$556
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$541
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$567
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$525
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$579
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$574
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$522
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$480
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$480
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$550
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$549
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$556
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$580
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$549
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$511
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$539
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$574
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$666
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$538
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$623
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$508
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$549
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$538
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$629
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$684
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$637
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$645
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$789
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$740