Berlin vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$4332
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	3.76M	246K

The cost of living in Berlin is 13% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1583rd and 2276th ($2104 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1806th 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 2.3 months in Louisville. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Louisville

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	Berlin	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$13601

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954