Berlin vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$2403
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$5638
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$2444
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$4246
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
68
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
3.78M
875K

The cost of living in Berlin is 4% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 1275th and 1073rd ($2302 vs $2403) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 918th 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 7th best city to live in Germany vs Charlotte ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 283rd 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
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$2971
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$2035
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$4032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$2433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$5.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$1516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$24528

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952