Berlin vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	95	99
🏙️ Population	3.76M	4.84M

The cost of living in Berlin is 25% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1583rd and 312th ($2104 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 23rd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Sydney

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	Berlin	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$18951

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754