Berlin vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$1162
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
81
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
3.78M
13.9M

The cost of living in Berlin is 248% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1150th and 7400th ($2371 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 45th and 2024th 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
$16.2
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$3.65
🥤 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
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546