Berlin vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$3155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	3.68M	2.15M

The cost of living in Berlin is 10% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1759th and 1216th ($2013 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 19th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Paris

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	Berlin	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$16502

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381