Berlin vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$940
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
89
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
3.78M
13.9M

The cost of living in Berlin is 244% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1418th and 7452nd ($2222 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 35th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Tianjin

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Berlin Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$18657

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573