Berlin vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$3954
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.51M

The cost of living in Berlin is 10% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1418th and 920th ($2222 vs $2463) 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Ranked 4th vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 35th vs 61st 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	$16.6	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$14492

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730