Berlin vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$6544
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$2793
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$4971
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	88
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	3.78M	653K

The cost of living in Berlin is 15% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 1150th and 456th ($2371 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 392nd 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Portland ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 45th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Portland

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	Berlin	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$7.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$24040

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2339
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2237
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2312
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2477
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2279
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2407
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2167
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2308
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2315
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2100
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2222
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2765
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2277
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2616
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2592
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2378
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2596
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2576
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1742
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2822
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2722
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2429
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2767
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2542
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2342
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1902
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2775
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2637
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2783