Berlin vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$5159
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$2387
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$3044
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	3.78M	608K

The cost of living in Berlin is 3% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 1418th and 1270th ($2222 vs $2297) 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.3 months in Gold Coast. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Gold Coast ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 35th and 255th 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	$16.6	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$97.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$6.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$2014
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$8866
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$4115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$24.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$2150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$7100

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2065
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1662
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1798
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1710
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1503
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1839
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1747
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2181
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1888
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1599
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2640
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2292
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1568
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1364
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1580
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1678
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2019
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1667
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1683
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1771
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1706
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1736