Berlin vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$4328
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.6M

The cost of living in Berlin is 11% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1275th and 742nd ($2302 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 648th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Philadelphia

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	Berlin	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$17603

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801