Berlin vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$1600
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$714
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	3.76M	12.6M

The cost of living in Berlin is 303% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1583rd and 8506th ($2104 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 23rd and 3930th 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	$14.5	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$19861

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$541
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$559
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$568
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$535
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$623
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$588
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$542
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$571
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$525
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$565
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$521
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$610
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$517
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$555
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$533
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$819
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$567
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$511
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$648
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$612
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$591
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$608
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$599
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$602
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$587
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$826
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$747
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1433
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$775
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$659
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$634
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$655
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$609
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$554
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$619