Berlin vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$2923
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	3.78M	548K

The cost of living in Berlin is 2% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1762nd and 1662nd ($2027 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 46th in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 21st and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Manchester

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	Berlin	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$19551

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681