Berlin vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$6742
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	3.78M	737K

The cost of living in Berlin is 33% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1762nd and 158th ($2027 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 98th 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	$14.6	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093