Berlin vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$4510
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	3.78M	689K

The cost of living in Berlin is 3% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1150th and 982nd ($2371 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 843rd 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 45th and 252nd 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	$16.2	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$30286

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595