Cost of living comparison

 Berlin, Germany
compared to
 London, United Kingdom
London vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

London is 96.3% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants
pay 0.3% less in London
Groceries
pay 5.7% more in London
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in London
Housing
pay 58.5% more in London
Childcare
pay 5.2 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports
pay 64.4% more in London
Clothing
pay 13.7% more in London

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries in London are more expensive than in Berlin. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 0.3% less for restaurants

 
Berlin
London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.32
$25.83
£20.52
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.79
€11.24
$10.33
£8.21
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
€2.75
$2.46
£1.95

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

 
Berlin
London
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
€1.86
$2.07
£1.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.66
€6.35
$5.65
£4.49
Milk (1 gallon) $4.57
€4.36
$6.31
£5.01

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Berlin
London
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.85
$7.39
£5.87
Monthly public transit pass $52.52
€50.06
$258.31
£205.24
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,799.21
€30,309.51
$36,531.14
£29,026.36

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pay 58.5% more for housing

 
Berlin
London
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.99
€42.88
$41.63
£33.08
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,278.77
€1,218.86
$2,834.46
£2,252.17
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $938.86
€894.88
$2,063.73
£1,639.77

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

 
Berlin
London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $306.98
€292.60
$2,333.60
£1,854.20
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,639.17
€9,187.60
$27,892.30
£22,162.25

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pay 64.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Berlin
London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€4.09
$8.27
£6.57
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.98
€3.79
$4.80
£3.82
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.11
€8.68
$19.76
£15.70

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pay 13.7% more for clothing

 
Berlin
London
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.49
€81.49
$96.94
£77.03
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.99
€39.07
$50.55
£40.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.49
€91.02
$114.87
£91.27

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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: February 2025
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