Berlin vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$3652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$8068
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$2548
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$4099
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$6190
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	3.78M	676K

The cost of living in Berlin is 39% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 1418th and 27th ($2222 vs $3652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 21st in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Boston. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Boston ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 71st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Boston

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	Berlin	Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$8.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$2890
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$2183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$5272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$3425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$74.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$9693
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$6005
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$89.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$93.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$189
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$2782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$27427

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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

Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2915
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2854
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2929
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2913
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2414
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2838
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2862
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2837
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2869
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3016
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2582
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2817
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2855
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2920
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2833