Berlin vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$6116
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$2679
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$728
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$5006
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	95	97
🏙️ Population	3.78M	667K

The cost of living in Berlin is 13% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 1275th and 650th ($2302 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Denmark, respectively. Check Germany vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 35th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Copenhagen

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	Berlin	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$9.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$122
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$14799

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588