Berlin vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$4536
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	95	76
🏙️ Population	3.78M	467K

The cost of living in Berlin is 27% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1762nd and 379th ($2027 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 339th 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 1.6 months in Long Beach. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 21st and 949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Long Beach

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	Berlin	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$27134

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683