Berlin vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$4258
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	95	98
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.71M

The cost of living in Berlin is 1% more expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 1275th and 1349th ($2302 vs $2269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 35th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Brisbane

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	Berlin	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$12459

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894