Berlin vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$3705
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.03M

The cost of living in Berlin is 4% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1275th and 1464th ($2302 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Austria, respectively. Check Germany vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 35th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Vienna

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	Berlin	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989