Berlin vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$5746
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	97
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	3.76M	441K

The cost of living in Berlin is 33% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1583rd and 91st ($2104 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 73rd 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 Oakland. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Oakland

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	Berlin	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$27655

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288