Berlin vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$3974
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	95	96
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.11M

The cost of living in Berlin is 7% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1275th and 916th ($2302 vs $2480) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 35th and 14th 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	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$17184

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544