Berlin vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$4411
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	96	78
🏙️ Population	3.78M	467K

The cost of living in Berlin is 22% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1418th and 327th ($2222 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 273rd 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 35th and 982nd 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	$16.6	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$19997

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821