Berlin vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$4529
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$947
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$1747
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$2931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	3.68M	1.97M

The cost of living in Berlin is 9% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1759th and 2189th ($2013 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and Austria, respectively. Check Germany vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 19th and 45th 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	$12.4	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$14916

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1621
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1325
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1269
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1197
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1535
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$765
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1543
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$946
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$995
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$797
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$988
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1073
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$747
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$829
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1158
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1378
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$901
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1011
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1229
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1020
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1393
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1013
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$956
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1149
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1658
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1508
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1033
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1646
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$762
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1562
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1546
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$916
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1078
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$898