Berlin vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$5275
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	3.76M	3.9M

The cost of living in Berlin is 34% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1583rd and 72nd ($2104 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 47th 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	$14.5	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754