Berlin vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$2814
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$681
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1180
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$322
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$352
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	96	55
🏙️ Population	3.78M	3.78M

The cost of living in Berlin is 80% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 1418th and 4637th ($2222 vs $1231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Cape Town. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Cape Town ranked 5th in South Africa, while ranked 35th and 6312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Cape Town

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	Berlin	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$761
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$513
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$1957
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$5.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$4978

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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 Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857