Berlin vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$3467
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$7682
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$2394
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$3923
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$5787
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	3.76M	676K

The cost of living in Berlin is 39% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 1583rd and 32nd ($2104 vs $3467) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 28th 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Boston. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Boston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 89th 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	$14.5	$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$8.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$2739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$2042
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$4881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$3321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$11569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$6730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$90.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$6.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$81
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$2437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$25118

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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 Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2869
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2797
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2746
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2846
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2925
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2773
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2869
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2443
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2798
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2878
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2848
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3005
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2607
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2853
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2815
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2961
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2803