Berlin vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1125
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1929
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$534
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3700
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	87
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	3.78M	776K

The cost of living in Berlin is 2% more expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 1762nd and 1863rd ($2027 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Ranked 3rd vs 7th best cities to live in Germany, and 21st vs 47th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Frankfurt

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	Berlin	Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$14496

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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 Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595