Cost of Living Comparison Between Berlin and Hamm Cost of Living Comparison Between Berlin and Hamm

😐 Solo nomad: Berlin is 7.9% more expensive than Hamm without rent, and 31% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Berlin is 3% cheaper than Hamm without rent, and 26.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.13 €14.79

$14.82 €12.79

15.59%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$80.3 €69.3

$57.5 €49.65

39.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.98 €11.21

$10.83 €9.35

19.85%

Cappuccino

$4.3 €3.71

$4.36 €3.77

-1.38%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.3 €2.85

$2.24 €1.93

47.32%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 €2.48

$2.81 €2.43

2.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.33 €4.6

$4.83 €4.17

10.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.5 €3.88

$3.72 €3.21

20.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.35 €1.17

$1.24 €1.07

8.87%

White Bread (500g)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.38 €2.06

-14.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.62 €3.12

$3.75 €3.24

-3.47%

Eggs

$3.89 €3.36

$3.79 €3.28

2.64%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.44 €12.47

$14.77 €12.75

-2.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.86 €9.37

$13.15 €11.36

-17.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.02 €16.43

$21.37 €18.45

-11.00%

Apples (1kg)

$3.31 €2.86

$3.18 €2.74

4.09%

Banana (1kg)

$2.08 €1.79

$1.8 €1.56

15.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.83 €2.45

$2.27 €1.96

24.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.98 €3.44

$5.09 €4.4

-21.81%

Potato (1kg)

$1.94 €1.67

$1.31 €1.13

48.09%

Onion (1kg)

$1.74 €1.51

$1.5 €1.3

16.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.66 €1.43

$1.68 €1.45

-1.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 €0.9

$0.97 €0.84

7.22%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.08 €8.71

$9.01 €7.78

11.88%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.87 €5.93

$5.9 €5.09

16.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 €1.02

$1.03 €0.89

14.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.9 €1.64

$1.79 €1.54

6.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.98 €3.43

$3.04 €2.63

30.92%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67.1 €57.9

$62.9 €54.3

6.66%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.88 €5.08

$5.87 €5.07

0.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.34 €2.02

$2.5 €2.16

-6.40%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$42.01 €36.27

$34.86 €30.1

20.51%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.94 €1.68

$2.01 €1.73

-3.48%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$32.1K €27.7K

$31K €26.7K

3.62%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$37.6K €32.5K

$38.8K €33.5K

-2.97%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$371 €320

$201 €173

84.79%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$19.98 €17.25

$27.29 €23.56

-26.79%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$46.51 €40.16

$53.3 €45.98

-12.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.37 €32.27

$39.27 €33.91

-4.84%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$28.66 €24.75

$23.09 €19.94

24.12%

Cinema Ticket

$14.22 €12.28

$15.32 €13.22

-7.18%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$198 €171

$397 €343

-50.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.5K €9,109

$11.7K €10.1K

-9.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$94.5 €81.6

$91.3 €78.9

3.44%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.04 €38.02

$40.86 €35.28

7.78%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 €91.1

$90.1 €77.8

17.19%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$130 €112

-0.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,412 €1,219

$830 €717

70.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,059 €915

$666 €575

59.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,652 €2,290

$1,527 €1,319

73.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,934 €1,670

$1,207 €1,042

60.21%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,766 €7,568

$5,854 €5,054

49.75%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,041 €5,216

$3,302 €2,851

82.97%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,577 €3,089

$2,142 €1,849

67.04%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.68

3.96

-7.07%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Berlin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Hamm: October 28, 2025

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