Berlin vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3270
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	3.78M	639K

The cost of living in Berlin is 2% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 1762nd and 1678th ($2027 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 21st and 315th 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	$14.6	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$16893

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527