Cost of Living in Berlin
Summary of cost of living in Berlin, Germany:
- The estimated monthly costs for a family of four are 3,803.7$ (3,407.7€), excluding rent (using our estimator).
- The estimated monthly costs for a single person are 1,122.2$ (1,005.3€), excluding rent.
- Berlin is 35.0% less expensive than New York (excluding rent, see our cost of living index).
- Rent in Berlin is, on average, 67.6% lower than in New York.
Restaurants |  Edit |
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| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 15.00 € | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 70.00 € | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 11.60 € | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 4.50 € | |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 4.00 € | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 3.80 € | |
| Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 2.80 € | |
| Water (12 oz small bottle) | 2.61 € | |
Markets | Edit |
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| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 4.46 € | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.66 € | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 1.44 € | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 3.28 € | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 5.56 € | |
| Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 4.39 € | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 7.15 € | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 1.31 € | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 0.85 € | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 1.06 € | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 1.53 € | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 0.83 € | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 0.73 € | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 1.48 € | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.82 € | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 6.00 € | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 1.00 € | |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 1.66 € | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 8.70 € | |
Transportation | Edit |
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| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 3.50 € | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 58.00 € | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 5.00 € | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.70 € | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 33.75 € | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 6.49 € | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 28,637.50 € | |
| Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 31,636.00 € | |
Utilities (Monthly) | Edit |
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| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 317.56 € | |
| Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 17.41 € | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 40.20 € | |
Sports And Leisure | Edit |
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| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 33.20 € | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 24.70 € | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 12.00 € | |
Childcare | Edit |
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| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 168.00 € | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 9,714.29 € | |
Clothing And Shoes | Edit |
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| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 82.43 € | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 39.64 € | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 91.90 € | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 113.29 € | |
Rent Per Month | Edit |
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| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,231.28 € | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 916.56 € | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 2,284.21 € | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,602.22 € | |
Buy Apartment Price | Edit |
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 705.91 € | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 515.60 € | |
Salaries And Financing | Edit |
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| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 3,009.68 € | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 3.76 |
Prices in Berlin
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Last update: May 2025
Last update: May 2025
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| Cost of Living in Dresden | 120.90 miles |
| Cost of Living in Gifhorn, Niedersachsen | 153.46 miles |
| Cost of Living in Chemnitz | 164.47 miles |
| Cost of Living in Hildesheim | 177.04 miles |
| Cost of Living in Hamburg | 179.41 miles |
| Cost of Living in Hanover | 179.95 miles |
| Cost of Living in Kiel | 219.98 miles |
| Cost of Living in Kassel | 237.61 miles |
| Cost of Living in Bielefeld | 244.27 miles |
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It's time to build Nuclear power plant as much as necessary in order to provide sufficient power for Europe as well as to provide the free city transportation including bus and train powered by electricity in order to discourage the public from using the oil fueled cars as the first step to permanently remove oil dependence from Russia and Russia's manipulated OPEC.
can you please disaggregate reported data points by zip code and allow for longitude and latitude / exact address?
Once that is done you can use different aggregation levels (city boundaries, metro area vs. zip-Code oder perimeters/polygons)
In a larger city you have subdistricts where e.g. a certain drink costs EUR 3.00 and another district (500m or 10 km away) where the cost ist EUR 12.00. Seeing an average does not help all that much.
The point is: Variability within a city can be much higher and also much more relevatn within one city as compared to between different cities.
Maybe someone can share how this thought may be incorporated within numbeo already or how people typically go about augmenting data in this regard.
Thank you and best regards
D.Feuerbach