Berlin vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2718
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$4999
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.3M

The cost of living in Berlin is 18% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 1762nd and 837th ($2027 vs $2471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 773rd 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 months in Dallas. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Dallas ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 21st and 130th 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	$14.6	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$67.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$3000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$5.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$98.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$26393

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246