Berlin vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$680
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	3.78M	12.6M

The cost of living in Berlin is 296% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1762nd and 8544th ($2027 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 21st and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Zhengzhou

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	Berlin	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591