Berlin vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$5389
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	3.78M	8.8M

The cost of living in Berlin is 44% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1150th and 4th ($2371 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 45th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs New York City

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	Berlin	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192