Cost of Living Comparison Between Berlin and Heidelberg Cost of Living Comparison Between Berlin and Heidelberg

🙂 Solo nomad: Berlin is 7.2% cheaper than Heidelberg without rent, and 7.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Berlin is 6.2% cheaper than Heidelberg without rent, and 4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.13 €14.79

$17.66 €15.25

-3.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$80.3 €69.3

$82.3 €71

-2.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.98 €11.21

$11.55 €9.97

12.38%

Cappuccino

$4.3 €3.71

$4.32 €3.73

-0.46%

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

$3.3 €2.85

$3.43 €2.96

-3.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 €2.48

$3.03 €2.62

-5.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.33 €4.6

$5.64 €4.87

-5.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.5 €3.88

$4.7 €4.05

-4.26%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.35 €1.17

$1.26 €1.09

7.14%

White Bread (500g)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.39 €2.06

-14.64%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.62 €3.12

$3.52 €3.04

2.84%

Eggs

$3.89 €3.36

$4.09 €3.53

-4.89%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.44 €12.47

$14.36 €12.4

0.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.86 €9.37

$15.65 €13.52

-30.61%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.02 €16.43

$22.34 €19.29

-14.86%

Apples (1kg)

$3.31 €2.86

$3.29 €2.84

0.61%

Banana (1kg)

$2.08 €1.79

$1.84 €1.59

13.04%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.83 €2.45

$2.3 €1.99

23.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.98 €3.44

$4.89 €4.23

-18.61%

Potato (1kg)

$1.94 €1.67

$1.56 €1.34

24.36%

Onion (1kg)

$1.74 €1.51

$1.56 €1.35

11.54%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.66 €1.43

$1.93 €1.67

-13.99%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 €0.9

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.08 €8.71

$9.25 €7.99

8.97%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.87 €5.93

$7.18 €6.2

-4.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 €1.02

$1.02 €0.88

15.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.9 €1.64

$1.7 €1.47

11.76%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.98 €3.43

$3.51 €3.03

13.39%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67.1 €57.9

$56.2 €48.56

19.33%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.88 €5.08

$5.75 €4.97

2.26%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.34 €2.02

$3.06 €2.64

-23.53%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$42.01 €36.27

$34.96 €30.18

20.17%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.94 €1.68

$2.06 €1.78

-5.83%

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

$32.1K €27.7K

$31.6K €27.3K

1.53%

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

$37.6K €32.5K

$37.4K €32.3K

0.50%

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

$371 €320

$313 €271

18.38%

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

$19.98 €17.25

$30.47 €26.31

-34.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$46.51 €40.16

$52.7 €45.53

-11.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.37 €32.27

$63.3 €54.7

-40.95%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$28.66 €24.75

$21.33 €18.41

34.36%

Cinema Ticket

$14.22 €12.28

$16.91 €14.6

-15.91%

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

$198 €171

$616 €532

-67.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.5K €9,109

$11.7K €10.1K

-9.91%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$94.5 €81.6

$98.1 €84.7

-3.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.04 €38.02

$45.51 €39.29

-3.23%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 €91.1

$116 €100

-8.86%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$130 €112

$211 €182

-38.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,412 €1,219

$1,101 €951

28.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,059 €915

$852 €736

24.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,652 €2,290

$2,671 €2,306

-0.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,934 €1,670

$1,846 €1,594

4.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,766 €7,568

$9,581 €8,272

-8.51%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,041 €5,216

$6,737 €5,817

-10.33%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,577 €3,089

$4,042 €3,490

-11.50%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.68

3.98

-7.54%

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

Last update for Berlin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Heidelberg: October 27, 2025

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