Berlin vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$1394
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$418
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$184
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	3.68M	12.6M

The cost of living in Berlin is 298% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1759th and 8471st ($2013 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 532nd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 19th and 3944th 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	$12.4	$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$4818

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$542
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$554
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$563
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$539
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$541
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$583
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$543
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$570
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$544
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$525
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$585
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$599
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$524
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$554
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$538
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$746
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$600
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$498
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$640
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$608
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$622
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$617
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$801
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$739
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1400
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$743
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$651
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$613
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$642
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$601
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$580
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$617