Berlin vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$5566
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$1475
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$2428
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$625
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$4235
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
68
😀 Quality of life
96
90
🏙️ Population
3.78M
875K

The cost of living in Berlin is 8% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 1418th and 986th ($2222 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 865th 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Charlotte. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Charlotte ranked 71st in the United States, while ranked 35th and 234th 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
$16.6
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$5.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$1574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$2056
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$3607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$2665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$84.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$5.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$1305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$24711

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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 Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013