Berlin vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$4659
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.3M

The cost of living in Berlin is 5% more expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1150th and 1367th ($2371 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1144th 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 45th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Houston

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	Berlin	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$22291

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123