Berlin vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$6031
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1631
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$2780
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$4594
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	3.76M	875K

The cost of living in Berlin is 20% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 1583rd and 574th ($2104 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 508th 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 57th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 230th 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	$14.5	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$9.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$5.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1670
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$3455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$2308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$4378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$2768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$6.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$8.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$25869

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2313
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2178
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2270
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2115
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2146
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1971
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2155
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2194
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2012
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2142
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2081
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2052
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1530
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1844
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1917
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2094
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2105
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2110
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2110
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2162
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2281
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2012
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1857
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2399
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1955
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2509
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1908
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1872
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2122
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2596
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2126
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2076
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2088