Berlin vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$4114
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.43M

The cost of living in Berlin is 0.3% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1762nd and 1745th ($2027 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1531st 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 2 months in San Antonio. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs San Antonio

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	Berlin	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133