Berlin vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1433
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$328
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$575
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	96	68
🏙️ Population	3.78M	12.6M

The cost of living in Berlin is 341% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1418th and 8651st ($2222 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 491st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 35th and 4484th 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	$16.6	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$19556

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$513
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$518
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$517
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$516
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$478
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$517
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$523
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$506
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$511
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$510
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$506
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$507
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$503
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$525
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$515
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$572
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$537
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$513
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$527
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$553
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$551
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$534
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$582
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$484
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$526
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$585
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$689
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$807
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$598
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$580
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$552
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$581
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$543
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$518
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$563