Berlin vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$4488
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$1035
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$1837
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$3355
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	3.68M	373K

The cost of living in Berlin is 8% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 1759th and 2157th ($2013 vs $1865) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1791st 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 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Cleveland. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Cleveland ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 19th and 222nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Cleveland

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	Berlin	Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$1039
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$784
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$1196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$74.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$18748

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1932
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1905
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1891
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1943
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1999
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1905
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1891
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2016
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1946
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1891
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1905
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1975
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1848
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1934
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1958
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1930
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1900
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1936
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1795
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1904
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1974
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1718
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$2113
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1814
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1800
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1537
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1746
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1696
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1661
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1519
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1768
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1605
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1318
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1842