Berlin vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$4258
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	3.78M	3.9M

The cost of living in Berlin is 32% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1275th and 72nd ($2302 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 55th 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	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$28004

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974