Berlin vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$2782
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$710
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$4542
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	3.78M	525K

The cost of living in Berlin is 12% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1150th and 605th ($2371 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 533rd 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 45th and 347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Sacramento

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	Berlin	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$20438

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848