Berlin vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$6392
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	3.76M	737K

The cost of living in Berlin is 28% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1583rd and 206th ($2104 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 168th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Seattle

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	Berlin	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263