Berlin vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$6972
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	87
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	3.76M	1.01M

The cost of living in Berlin is 43% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1583rd and 13th ($2104 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs San Jose, United States

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	Berlin	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$23974

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146