Berlin vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$3694
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.1M

The cost of living in Berlin is 4% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1150th and 964th ($2371 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 45th and 34th 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	$16.2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$19577

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506