Cost of Living Comparison Between Tubingen and Berlin Cost of Living Comparison Between Tubingen and Berlin

😐 Solo nomad: Tubingen is 3.4% more expensive than Berlin without rent, and 2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Tubingen is 3.3% more expensive than Berlin without rent, and 6.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.19 €14.84

$17.13 €14.79

0.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.3 €59.8

$80.3 €69.3

-13.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.24 €11.43

$12.98 €11.21

2.00%

Cappuccino

$4.34 €3.75

$4.3 €3.71

0.93%

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

$4.02 €3.47

$3.3 €2.85

21.82%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.66 €3.16

$2.87 €2.48

27.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.54 €4.78

$5.33 €4.6

3.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.4 €3.8

$4.5 €3.88

-2.22%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.17 €1.01

$1.35 €1.17

-13.33%

White Bread (500g)

$2.19 €1.89

$2.04 €1.76

7.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.45 €2.98

$3.62 €3.12

-4.70%

Eggs

$3.8 €3.28

$3.89 €3.36

-2.31%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.26 €14.9

$14.44 €12.47

19.53%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.94 €12.04

$10.86 €9.37

28.36%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.69 €17

$19.02 €16.43

3.52%

Apples (1kg)

$3.17 €2.73

$3.31 €2.86

-4.23%

Banana (1kg)

$1.88 €1.63

$2.08 €1.79

-9.62%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.25 €1.94

$2.83 €2.45

-20.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.45 €4.7

$3.98 €3.44

36.93%

Potato (1kg)

$1.49 €1.29

$1.94 €1.67

-23.20%

Onion (1kg)

$1.59 €1.37

$1.74 €1.51

-8.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.66 €1.43

9.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.04 €0.9

-18.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.9 €8.55

$10.08 €8.71

-1.79%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.37 €5.5

$6.87 €5.93

-7.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 €0.93

$1.18 €1.02

-9.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 €1.4

$1.9 €1.64

-14.74%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.82 €3.29

$3.98 €3.43

-4.02%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$39.6 €34.19

$67.1 €57.9

-40.99%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.34 €4.61

$5.88 €5.08

-9.18%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.36 €2.04

$2.34 €2.02

0.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$44.65 €38.55

$42.01 €36.27

6.28%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2 €1.73

$1.94 €1.68

3.09%

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

$31.9K €27.6K

$32.1K €27.7K

-0.56%

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

$35.2K €30.4K

$37.6K €32.5K

-6.32%

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

$396 €342

$371 €320

6.69%

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

$34.18 €29.52

$19.98 €17.25

71.07%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.5 €47.89

$46.51 €40.16

19.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.04 €32.85

$37.37 €32.27

1.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$32.84 €28.36

$28.66 €24.75

14.58%

Cinema Ticket

$12.48 €10.77

$14.22 €12.28

-12.24%

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

$324 €280

$198 €171

63.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.4K €12.4K

$10.5K €9,109

36.19%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$126 €109

$94.5 €81.6

33.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.4 €34.02

$44.04 €38.02

-10.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$120 €104

$106 €91.1

14.13%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$188 €163

$130 €112

45.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,194 €1,031

$1,412 €1,219

-15.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$973 €840

$1,059 €915

-8.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,968 €1,699

$2,652 €2,290

-25.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,520 €1,312

$1,934 €1,670

-21.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,483 €5,597

$8,766 €7,568

-26.04%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,097 €4,401

$6,041 €5,216

-15.62%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,041 €2,626

$3,577 €3,089

-14.99%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.97

3.68

7.88%

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

Last update for Tubingen: October 28, 2025

Last update for Berlin: October 28, 2025

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