Berlin vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$4638
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1161
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1997
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$3363
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	3.78M	373K

The cost of living in Berlin is 17% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 1275th and 2121st ($2302 vs $1971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1629th 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 1.7 months in Cleveland. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Cleveland ranked 111th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 357th 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	$16	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$52.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$63.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$1477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$73.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$1124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$18789

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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 Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1911
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1930
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1927
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1874
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1921
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1928
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1911
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1893
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1921
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1936
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1897
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1892
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1843
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1844
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1852
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1825
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1896
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1712
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1662
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1958
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1879
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1827
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1633
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1752
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1530
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1500
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1451
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1935
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2149