Berlin vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$4639
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$1108
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$4464
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	3.68M	633K

The cost of living in Berlin is 5% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1759th and 1984th ($2013 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1684th 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 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 19th and 164th 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	$12.4	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$5.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$13578

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1709
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1898
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1733
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1933
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1812
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1723
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1896
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1748
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1712
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2212
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1826
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$1907
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1702
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1992
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1581
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1747
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$1938
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2034
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1651
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1515
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1913
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1840
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1487
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1768
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2032
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1906
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2129
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1725
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1844
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2019
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1486
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1846
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1988