Berlin vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3655
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	95	98
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.14M

The cost of living in Berlin is 2% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1762nd and 1654th ($2027 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 21st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Perth

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	Berlin	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645