Baltimore vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$2371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$5321
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$1330
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$2289
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$319
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$3423
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	586K	3.78M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 6% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 1429th and 1150th ($2224 vs $2371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 2nd in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Berlin. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Berlin ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 138th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Berlin

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	Baltimore	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$5.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$3.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$1800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$307
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$8891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$6112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$12679

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470