Berlin vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1089
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$3535
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.97M

The cost of living in Berlin is 4% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1418th and 1640th ($2222 vs $2132) 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 35th and 39th 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	$16.6	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$10556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$6355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$4.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$19.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$25585

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1859
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1976
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1917
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$2019
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1497
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1774
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1052
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1148
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1233
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1229
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1311
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$823
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$861
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1570
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1468
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$985
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1606
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1176
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1378
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1148
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1103
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1257
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1685
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1651
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1282
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1182
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1760
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1707
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1660
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1056
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$946