Berlin vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$4608
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	71
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	3.78M	888K

The cost of living in Berlin is 7% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 1762nd and 1378th ($2027 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1239th 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 191st 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	$14.6	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$27149

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890