Berlin vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$4411
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	3.78M	468K

The cost of living in Berlin is 0.6% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1275th and 1246th ($2302 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 245th 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	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736