Berlin vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$5520
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	97
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	3.78M	441K

The cost of living in Berlin is 32% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1762nd and 182nd ($2027 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 21st 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	$14.6	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$18963

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326