Berlin vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$4538
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	3.78M	689K

The cost of living in Berlin is 19% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1762nd and 790th ($2027 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 733rd 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 Nashville. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Nashville

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	Berlin	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$30520

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494