Cost of Living in Berlin

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2013
$4765
🛋️ Without rent
$879
$2562
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1134
$2203
🍽️ Food
$489
$1277
🚐 Transport
$266
$737
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
😀 Quality of life
95
🏙️ Population
3.68M

The average cost of living in Berlin is $2013, which is in the top 19% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 1759th out of 9294 in our global list, 3rd out of 662 in Germany, and 1st out of 24 in Brandenburg.

The median after-tax salary is $3496, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months. Ranked 19th (TOP 0.2%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 2nd best city to live in Germany, and 1st most liveable city in Brandenburg. With an estimated population of 3.68M, Berlin is the 1st largest city in Germany.

✈️ Closest airport 19 km Berlin Brandenburg Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 12.6 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 129 Free University of Berlin
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Prices in Berlin

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
 Cappuccino
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556

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