Berlin vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$2223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$4990
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$2158
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$4087
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	95	85
🏙️ Population	3.78M	381K

The cost of living in Berlin is 4% more expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 1275th and 1443rd ($2302 vs $2223) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.8 months in Canberra. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Canberra ranked 13th in Australia, while ranked 35th and 479th 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	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$7.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$1150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$2721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$8609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$5425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$88.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$4.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$26.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$2023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$15408

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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 Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766