Berlin vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3141
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	86
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.79M

The cost of living in Berlin is 17% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1762nd and 861st ($2027 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 21st and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Toronto

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	Berlin	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$17118

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095