Berlin vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1478
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$2331
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$4390
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	3.78M	888K

The cost of living in Berlin is 1% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 1150th and 1079th ($2371 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 45th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Indianapolis

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	Berlin	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$24177

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908