Berlin vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$4880
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	3.78M	385K

The cost of living in Berlin is 21% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1762nd and 718th ($2027 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 664th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 21st and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Tampa

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	Berlin	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265