Cost of living in Berlin 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Berlin, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
66.5
33% cheaper than New York
BerlinUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 1,250 EUR $1,438
1-bed apartment, outside centre 950 EUR $1,093
3-bed apartment, centre 2,300 EUR $2,645
Room in shared flat 620 EUR $713
Buy price per m2 7,200 EUR $8,280
Living cost excl. rent 1,050 EUR $1,208
Typical net salary 2,950 EUR $3,392
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.