Berlin vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$3299
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	96	87
🏙️ Population	3.78M	216K

The cost of living in Berlin is 19% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 1418th and 2432nd ($2222 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Germany and New Zealand, respectively. Check Germany vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 35th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Wellington

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	Berlin	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$12047

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811