Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 97.7% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Berlin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.08
|
$9.97
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
$2.39
€2.21
|
|
pay 53.8% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.94
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.44
|
$5.11
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$4.93
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
$1.34
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Beijing
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥315.63
|
$93.45
€86.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥174,910.09
|
$32,967.00
€30,360.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥39.98
|
$22.98
€21.16
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.26
|
$42.65
€39.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,348.65
|
$1,347.77
€1,241.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,588.97
|
$999.06
€920.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥324.97
|
$273.14
€251.55
|
|
pay 74.8% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,876.67
|
$210.36
€193.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,738.92
|
$7,885.50
€7,262.15
|
|
pay 57.7% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
$4.40
€4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.62
|
$3.62
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥421.63
|
$41.73
€38.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.12
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.05
|
$91.74
€84.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.21
|
$38.98
€35.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥646.81
|
$94.97
€87.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥900.85
|
$118.23
€108.88
|
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