Berlin vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$4437
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	96	90
🏙️ Population	3.78M	468K

The cost of living in Berlin is 5% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1418th and 1213th ($2222 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1060th 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Raleigh

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	Berlin	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$24117

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766