Berlin vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$2530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$5679
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1644
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$2706
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$638
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$4225
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	3.78M	608K

The cost of living in Berlin is 6% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 1150th and 852nd ($2371 vs $2530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Gold Coast. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Gold Coast ranked 5th in Australia, while ranked 45th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Gold Coast

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	Berlin	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$7.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$2097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	5.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$8667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$5294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$5.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$25.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$77.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$2112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$9318

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913