Berlin vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$4810
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	88
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	3.78M	653K

The cost of living in Berlin is 23% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 1762nd and 603rd ($2027 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 157th 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	$14.6	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741