Berlin vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3246
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	3.78M	662K

The cost of living in Berlin is 19% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1762nd and 819th ($2027 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 Vancouver. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 21st and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Vancouver

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	Berlin	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759