Berlin vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$5839
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1559
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$636
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$4485
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	3.78M	875K

The cost of living in Berlin is 20% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 1762nd and 761st ($2027 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 705th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Charlotte ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 21st and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Charlotte

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	Berlin	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$25956

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888