Berlin vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1065
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$272
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$321
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.6M

The cost of living in Berlin is 408% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1418th and 8898th ($2222 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 35th and 5272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Chennai

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	Berlin	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$1729

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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 Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286