Cost of Living Comparison Between Berlin and Oldham Cost of Living Comparison Between Berlin and Oldham

🙂 Solo nomad: Berlin is 12.9% cheaper than Oldham without rent, and 18.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Berlin is 12.9% cheaper than Oldham without rent, and 21.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.65 €15.2

$20.12 £15.23

-12.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$82.2 €70.8

$86.9 £65.8

-5.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.55 €10.81

$10.04 £7.6

25.00%

Cappuccino

$4.52 €3.89

$4.62 £3.5

-2.16%

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

$3.46 €2.98

$2.57 £1.94

34.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 €2.51

$1.69 £1.28

72.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.28 €4.55

$6.74 £5.1

-21.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.55 €3.92

$6.25 £4.73

-27.20%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.33 €1.15

$1.61 £1.22

-17.39%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$1.7 £1.29

19.41%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.66 €3.15

$3.26 £2.47

12.27%

Eggs

$3.85 €3.31

$3.99 £3.02

-3.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.78 €12.73

$10.64 £8.06

38.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.17 €9.62

$9.35 £7.08

19.47%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.25 €16.58

$17.08 £12.93

12.70%

Apples (1kg)

$3.22 €2.77

$3.29 £2.49

-2.13%

Banana (1kg)

$2.16 €1.86

$1.86 £1.41

16.13%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.82 €2.43

$3.11 £2.36

-9.32%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.93 €3.39

$3.8 £2.87

3.42%

Potato (1kg)

$2.01 €1.73

$1.73 £1.31

16.18%

Onion (1kg)

$1.67 €1.44

$1.88 £1.43

-11.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.73 €1.49

$1.28 £0.97

35.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 €0.94

$1.48 £1.12

-26.35%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.23 €8.81

$18.19 £13.77

-43.76%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.8 €5.86

$10.62 £8.04

-35.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 €1.02

$2.78 £2.1

-57.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.86 €1.6

$3.47 £2.63

-46.40%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.95 €3.4

$3.44 £2.6

14.83%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.2 €57

$84.3 £63.9

-21.53%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.76 €4.96

$5.48 £4.15

5.11%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.43 €2.1

$1.65 £1.25

47.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$42.02 €36.19

$34.54 £26.15

21.66%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.03 €1.75

$1.91 £1.45

6.28%

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

$32.2K €27.7K

$38.7K £29.3K

-16.85%

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

$37K €31.9K

$41.8K £31.6K

-11.40%

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

$361 €311

$293 £222

23.07%

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

$19.96 €17.19

$23.14 £17.51

-13.74%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$46.77 €40.29

$42.97 £32.53

8.84%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.3 €32.98

$46.57 £35.25

-17.76%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$28.85 €24.85

Cinema Ticket

$14.68 €12.65

$12.82 £9.7

14.51%

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

$196 €169

$1,548 £1,172

-87.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.4K €8,970

$6,700 £5,072

55.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$94.6 €81.5

$91.4 £69.2

3.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.3 €39.02

$41.47 £31.39

9.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 €91.9

$87.6 £66.3

21.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 €114

$70.9 £53.6

87.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,418 €1,221

$1,213 £919

16.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,040 €895

$738 £559

40.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,739 €2,359

$1,429 £1,082

91.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,903 €1,639

$1,089 £824

74.86%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,688 €7,483

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,093 €5,248

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,778 €3,254

$2,436 £1,844

55.09%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.68

5.6

-34.29%

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

Last update for Berlin: November 30, 2025

Last update for Oldham: December 1, 2025

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