Berlin vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$886
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	3.78M	12.3M

The cost of living in Berlin is 209% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1762nd and 7163rd ($2027 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 95th 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 Wuhan. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 21st and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Wuhan

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	Berlin	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586