Berlin vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$6532
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	3.78M	737K

The cost of living in Berlin is 27% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1275th and 142nd ($2302 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 32nd 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	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$28950

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173