Berlin vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$3809
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	3.78M	577K

The cost of living in Berlin is 11% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1275th and 1833rd ($2302 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1456th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 260th 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	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$24369

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415