Berlin vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$1083
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$3327
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	3.68M	979K

The cost of living in Berlin is 2% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1759th and 1837th ($2013 vs $1981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 19th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Stockholm

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	Berlin	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$7.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$1337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$10074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$30.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$6.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$7816

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2032
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1724
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1650
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1688
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1512
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1348
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1271
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1263
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1210
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1228
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1420
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1276
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1342
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1203
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1345
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1783
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$2283
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1396
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1246
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1480
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1465
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1532
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1483
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1528
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1265
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$893
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1336
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1438
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1261
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1487
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1262
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1382