Berlin vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3560
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.51M

The cost of living in Berlin is 8% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1762nd and 1352nd ($2027 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Ranked 3rd vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 21st vs 54th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Munich

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	Berlin	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$14702

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560