Berlin vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$2041
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.75M

The cost of living in Berlin is 20% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1150th and 2104th ($2371 vs $1972) 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1 months in Rome. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 45th and 134th 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	$16.2	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$14156

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330