Berlin vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2522
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$582
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1532
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	3.78M	3.78M

The cost of living in Berlin is 89% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5016th ($2027 vs $1071) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 21st and 5491st 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	$14.6	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$435
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$863
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$7.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$4806

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740