Berlin vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1842
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.75M

The cost of living in Berlin is 18% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1762nd and 2624th ($2027 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 21st and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Rome

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	Berlin	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201