🇩🇪 Germany · #128 of 538 cities · 2026

Cost of Living in Berlin

Close to the Germany average

Ranked #128 of 538 cities · More expensive than 76.2% of cities worldwide

Compared to Germany average

Rent Prices

Rent Prices in Berlin

Apartment City Centre Outside Centre You Save
1-Bedroom EUR 1,270/mo ≈ $1,479 EUR 913/mo ≈ $1,063 28%
3-Bedroom EUR 2,414/mo ≈ $2,811 EUR 1,833/mo ≈ $2,134 28%
Numbeo · 2026-03-12

Multi-Source Comparison

★ Low Confidence

Berlin has a composite cost index of 51.1 from 4 independent data sources.

51.1
Composite
4
Sources
16.7
Spread

Source Values (NYC = 100)

Numbeo
42.9
Expatistan
46.3
LivingCost
63.0
SIM
47.5
Eurostat Validation (EU27 = 100) Gov. Data
Eurostat
109.0

Based on 109 country PLI x 1 city factor

View all 127 cities | Data last updated: 2026-03-18

Cost Indices

Cost of Living
+0.7% Average
Rent
+10.5% Expensive
Groceries
-2.6% Average
Restaurants
+1.0% Average
Purchasing Power
-19.3% Weak

Living in Berlin: What to Expect

Berlin is average by global standards (ranked #128 of 538 cities). It is 0.7% more expensive than the Germany average, based on 31 cities.

Groceries are average, while dining out is average. Groceries offers the best value, while Rent is the priciest.

Local purchasing power is limited — residents can afford fewer goods and services than in most cities.

Workers in Germany earning EUR 50,000 gross take home EUR 2,688/month after tax (35.5% effective rate). See full Germany tax calculator →

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