Berlin vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$6556
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	3.78M	737K

The cost of living in Berlin is 30% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1418th and 125th ($2222 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Seattle

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	Berlin	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114