Berlin vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$4627
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	95	99
🏙️ Population	3.76M	8.8M

The cost of living in Berlin is 39% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1583rd and 37th ($2104 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in London. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 23rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs London

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	Berlin	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$25830

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055