Berlin vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$1012
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
3.76M
13.9M

The cost of living in Berlin is 196% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1583rd and 6862nd ($2104 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 81st 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 10th in China, while ranked 23rd and 2285th 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
$14.5
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$16590

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1739
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1783
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1775
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1739
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1786
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1730
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1717
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1780
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1739
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1690
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1752
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1737
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1671
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1687
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1713
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1734
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1714
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1574
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1692
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1469
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1393
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1261
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1386
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1387
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1345
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1513
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1390
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1470
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1386
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1349
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1365
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1169
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1384
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$931
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1387
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618