Baltimore vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$4975
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$1217
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$2066
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$304
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$3412
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	586K	3.78M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 5% more expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 1219th and 1418th ($2323 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Berlin. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Berlin ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 128th and 35th 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	$17.4	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$66.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$2200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$277
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$8887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$6036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$9480

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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