Berlin vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$4549
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	3.78M	3.9M

The cost of living in Berlin is 34% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1418th and 65th ($2222 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Los Angeles

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	Berlin	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$26874

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927