Berlin vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1906
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	95	83
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.86M

The cost of living in Berlin is 26% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1762nd and 3022nd ($2027 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Warsaw. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 21st and 410th 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	$14.6	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$13608

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385