Berlin vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$958
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	3.78M	13.9M

The cost of living in Berlin is 195% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6956th ($2027 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 21st and 2306th 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	$14.6	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$18215

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616