Berlin vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3578
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	34
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	3.78M	543K

The cost of living in Berlin is 4% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1762nd and 1962nd ($2027 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1679th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Tucson

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	Berlin	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262