Berlin vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$2075
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	71
😀 Quality of life	95	74
🏙️ Population	3.78M	518K

The cost of living in Berlin is 122% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 1275th and 5404th ($2302 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 311th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Utsunomiya ranked 210th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 2386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Utsunomiya

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	Berlin	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$16539

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047