Berlin vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3371
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	3.78M	985K

The cost of living in Berlin is 0.6% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1762nd and 1732nd ($2027 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 21st and 20th 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	$14.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331