Berlin vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$5254
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	86
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.39M

The cost of living in Berlin is 36% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1418th and 43rd ($2222 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 97th 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	$16.6	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$28967

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782