Berlin vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$2695
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.97M

The cost of living in Berlin is 10% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1762nd and 2270th ($2027 vs $1844) 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 1.5 months in Vienna. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 21st and 52nd 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	$14.6	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$18199

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987