Berlin vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$4440
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$1087
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$1899
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$3987
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
60
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
3.78M
246K

The cost of living in Berlin is 20% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1418th and 2519th ($2222 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1889th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 281st 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
$16.6
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$15931

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1925
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1912
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1874
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1883
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1659
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1769
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1816
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1713
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2097
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1922
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2140
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1647
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1969
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1606
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1822
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2480
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2025
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1941
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1763
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1990
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2164
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1993
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1915
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1338
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1799
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1978
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1847
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2382
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1899
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2070
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1495
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1753
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1850
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2017