Berlin vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$4494
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1111
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$3261
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	3.78M	373K

The cost of living in Berlin is 16% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 1418th and 2297th ($2222 vs $1908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1793rd 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Cleveland. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Cleveland ranked 90th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 284th 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	$16.6	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2116
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$73.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$18787

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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 Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1978
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1959
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1956
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1997
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1956
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1961
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2067
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$2002
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1950
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2015
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1899
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$2019
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$2000
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$2024
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$2019
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$2062
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1954
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$2018
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1855
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1974
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1986
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1839
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1841
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1971
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1908
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1737
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1735
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1884
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1844
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1784
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1631
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1672
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1482
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1477
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1410
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$2061
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2314