Berlin vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$4857
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$1158
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$2113
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$4187
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	3.68M	639K

The cost of living in Berlin is 2% more expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 1759th and 1843rd ($2013 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Detroit ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 19th and 172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Detroit

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	Berlin	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$1523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$16868

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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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614