Berlin vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$3612
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	3.76M	543K

The cost of living in Berlin is 8% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1583rd and 2005th ($2104 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1656th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Tucson

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	Berlin	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$15724

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618