Cost of living comparison

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Cannes vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Cannes is 15.1% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants
pay 25.5% less in Cannes
Groceries
pay 7.5% more in Cannes
Transportation
pay 16.6% less in Cannes
Housing
pay 23.4% less in Cannes
Childcare
pay 2.6 times more in Cannes
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.9% more in Cannes
Clothing
pay 6.2% less in Cannes

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

Cannes vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 25.5% less for restaurants

 
Berlin
Cannes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.23
$17.52
€15.23
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.55
€11.78
$11.68
€10.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.49
€3.03
$2.69
€2.34

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pay 7.5% more for groceries

 
Berlin
Cannes
Bread
1 loaf
$2.25
€1.96
$2.45
€2.13
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.10
€6.17
$9.34
€8.12
Milk (1 gallon) $5.13
€4.46
$5.57
€4.84

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pay 16.6% less for transportation

 
Berlin
Cannes
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.52
€6.54
$7.78
€6.76
Monthly public transit pass $68.91
€59.92
$40.88
€35.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,702.07
€28,435.49
$33,286.03
€28,943.27

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pay 23.4% less for housing

 
Berlin
Cannes
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.32
€43.75
$32.12
€27.93
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,427.12
€1,240.93
$1,185.45
€1,030.78
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,068.35
€928.97
$1,109.53
€964.78

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

 
Berlin
Cannes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $184.92
€160.80
$788.35
€685.50
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,579.95
€8,330.08
$8,175.52
€7,108.87

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pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Berlin
Cannes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.26
€4.57
$5.84
€5.08
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.45
€3.87
$3.83
€3.33
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.16
€8.84
$14.02
€12.19

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

 
Berlin
Cannes
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$93.79
€81.55
$89.54
€77.86
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.63
€37.94
$46.72
€40.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.67
€92.75
$79.81
€69.40

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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: April 2026
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