Berlin vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$4145
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1071
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$1872
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$1966
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	95	83
🏙️ Population	3.76M	1.86M

The cost of living in Berlin is 18% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1583rd and 2592nd ($2104 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Poland, respectively. Check Germany vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 23rd and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Warsaw

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	Berlin	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$4.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$13474

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1443
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1406
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1128
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1136
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$931
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$932
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1103
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1042
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1185
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1104
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1224
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$916
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$889
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$1005
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1113
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1085
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1022
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1257
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1021
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1200
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1002
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1134
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$527
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$957
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1160
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1099
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1057
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1053
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1118
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1047
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$935
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1101
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1068
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1118
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1096
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1061
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$839
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1054
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$390