Berlin vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$4500
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1950
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3986
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	3.78M	246K

The cost of living in Berlin is 11% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1762nd and 2336th ($2027 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Louisville ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 299th 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	$14.6	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$3405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$13378

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974