Berlin vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$4584
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1131
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$3404
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	3.78M	373K

The cost of living in Berlin is 22% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 1150th and 2199th ($2371 vs $1941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1674th 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Cleveland. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Cleveland ranked 99th in the United States, while ranked 45th and 320th 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	$16.2	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$1252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$2221
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$1512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$66.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$1613
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$1384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$73.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$18712

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1919
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1930
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1889
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1922
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1924
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1909
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1890
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1899
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1908
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1910
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1882
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1864
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1821
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1834
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1823
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1684
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1874
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1688
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1988
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1908
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1835
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1639
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1810
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1599
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1531
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1513
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1936
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2092