Berlin vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$5210
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1465
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$2028
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$4795
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.3M

The cost of living in Berlin is 9% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 1418th and 948th ($2222 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 834th 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 2 months in Dallas. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Dallas ranked 37th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 136th 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	$16.6	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$70.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1516
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$3818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$2456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$1152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$24402

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2133
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2183
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2176
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2497
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2315
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2199
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2162
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2135
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2340
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2381
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1856
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2268
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2139
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2212
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2140
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2038
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2133
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2246
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2143
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2568
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2336
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2369
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2136
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2108
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2140
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2216