Berlin vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$3492
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1302
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$2282
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.33M

The cost of living in Berlin is 69% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 1762nd and 4476th ($2027 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 40th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 21st and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Nagoya

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	Berlin	Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$16142

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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 Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$985
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$988
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$998
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$997
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$984
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$987
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1003
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$963
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$985
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$983
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$954
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$960
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$976
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$995
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1092
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$990
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$998
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$991
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1015
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$943
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$991
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$951
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$939
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$990
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$964
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$982