Berlin vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$4394
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1105
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1817
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3249
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	3.78M	373K

The cost of living in Berlin is 7% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 1762nd and 2110th ($2027 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1771st 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 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Cleveland ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 305th 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	$14.6	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$58.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$74.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1016
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$18828

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860