Berlin vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$3947
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	3.76M	577K

The cost of living in Berlin is 2% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1583rd and 1688th ($2104 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1442nd 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 Milwaukee. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Milwaukee

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	Berlin	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$24309

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392