Berlin vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3516
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	67
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	3.78M	633K

The cost of living in Berlin is 8% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1762nd and 2179th ($2027 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1817th 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 1.9 months in Memphis. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 21st and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Memphis

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	Berlin	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$27369

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738