Berlin vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$5500
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$2531
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$4005
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	3.76M	906K

The cost of living in Berlin is 7% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 1583rd and 1248th ($2104 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1100th 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 1.8 months in Columbus. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Columbus

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	Berlin	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$15346

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829