Berlin vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$5531
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	87
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.39M

The cost of living in Berlin is 41% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1762nd and 36th ($2027 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs San Diego

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	Berlin	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$28706

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759