Berlin vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$8266
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$1974
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$4255
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$5741
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	97
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	3.68M	441K

The cost of living in Berlin is 36% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1759th and 85th ($2013 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 72nd 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 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 19th and 61st 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	$12.4	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$19305

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313