Berlin vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$5415
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$1315
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$3975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	3.68M	906K

The cost of living in Berlin is 9% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 1759th and 1282nd ($2013 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1143rd 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 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 19th and 202nd 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	$12.4	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$5.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$10456

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861