Berlin vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$2682
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	79
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	3.78M	568K

The cost of living in Berlin is 3% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1418th and 1272nd ($2222 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 35th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Surrey

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	Berlin	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$12061

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741