Berlin vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$6618
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	3.78M	737K

The cost of living in Berlin is 26% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1150th and 126th ($2371 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 94th 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 45th and 147th 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	$16.2	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$30033

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098