Berlin vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$2197
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.75M

The cost of living in Berlin is 11% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1275th and 1819th ($2302 vs $2082) 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 7th best city to live in Germany vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 35th and 179th 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	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358