Cost of living comparison

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Innsbruck vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Innsbruck is 18.0% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants
pay 7.5% more in Innsbruck
Groceries
pay 20.0% more in Innsbruck
Transportation
pay 1.4% less in Innsbruck
Housing
pay 2.5% less in Innsbruck
Childcare
pay 80.0% more in Innsbruck
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.5% more in Innsbruck
Clothing
pay 20.0% more in Innsbruck

The cost of childcare, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Innsbruck are more expensive than in Berlin. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Innsbruck. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Innsbruck.

Innsbruck vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Innsbruck instead of Berlin, you would:

pay 7.5% more for restaurants

 
Berlin
Innsbruck
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.59
$13.13
€12.73
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.79
€11.43
$10.72
€10.39
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
€2.80
$4.29
€4.16

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pay 20.0% more for groceries

 
Berlin
Innsbruck
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
€1.90
$2.88
€2.79
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.66
€6.46
$9.91
€9.61
Milk (1 gallon) $4.57
€4.43
$6.28
€6.09

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pay 1.4% less for transportation

 
Berlin
Innsbruck
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.97
$6.28
€6.09
Monthly public transit pass $52.52
€50.93
$63.98
€62.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,799.21
€30,838.59
$28,937.60
€28,063.43

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pay 2.5% less for housing

 
Berlin
Innsbruck
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.99
€43.63
$37.77
€36.63
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,278.77
€1,240.14
$1,214.66
€1,177.97
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $938.86
€910.50
$1,014.01
€983.37

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pay 80.0% more for childcare

 
Berlin
Innsbruck
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $306.98
€297.71
$653.51
€633.77
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,639.17
€9,347.98
$14,183.00
€13,754.54

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pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Berlin
Innsbruck
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€4.16
$4.82
€4.68
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.98
€3.86
$4.07
€3.95
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.11
€8.83
$6.97
€6.76

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pay 20.0% more for clothing

 
Berlin
Innsbruck
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.49
€82.91
$111.64
€108.27
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.99
€39.75
$45.66
€44.28
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.49
€92.61
$113.37
€109.95

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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