Berlin vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$4896
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$2149
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$3956
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	96	98
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.71M

The cost of living in Berlin is 8% more expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 1418th and 1813th ($2222 vs $2065) 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 35th and 9th 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	$16.6	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1816
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$8291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$6020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$1795
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$11423

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736