Berlin vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$5072
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1201
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$3838
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	3.78M	577K

The cost of living in Berlin is 14% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1150th and 1786th ($2371 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1421st 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 45th and 224th 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	$16.2	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$24100

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400