Berlin vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$4145
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	95	98
🏙️ Population	3.78M	5.45M

The cost of living in Berlin is 19% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1275th and 348th ($2302 vs $2844) 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 35th and 2nd 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	$16	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864