Berlin vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$2550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$5986
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$2711
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$635
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$5410
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	3.76M	1.3M

The cost of living in Berlin is 17% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 1583rd and 700th ($2104 vs $2550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Dallas ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Dallas

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	Berlin	Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$5.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$3063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$2267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$4445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$2304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$97.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$3.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$26874

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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 Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2159
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2188
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2061
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2282
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2236
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2122
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2085
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2202
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2330
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1869
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2096
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2135
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2103
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2102
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2100
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2153
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2111
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2189
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2609
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2411
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2602
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2127
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2103
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2105
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2284