Berlin vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$4131
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.6M

The cost of living in Berlin is 22% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1762nd and 664th ($2027 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 138th 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	$14.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693