Berlin vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$4571
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1242
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1958
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$519
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$3565
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	96	86
🏙️ Population	3.78M	381K

The cost of living in Berlin is 10% more expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 1418th and 1949th ($2222 vs $2019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th 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 1.8 months in Canberra. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Canberra ranked 10th in Australia, while ranked 35th and 413th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Canberra

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	Berlin	Canberra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$9.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$6.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$7420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$4762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$24.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$1751
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$13305

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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 Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639