Cost of living comparison

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Delft vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Delft is 70.5% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants
pay 4.4% less in Delft
Groceries
pay 5.8% more in Delft
Transportation
pay 13.9% more in Delft
Housing
pay 7.5% less in Delft
Childcare
pay 5.8 times more in Delft
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.8% more in Delft
Clothing
pay 5.7% less in Delft

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

Delft vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.4% less for restaurants

 
Berlin
Delft
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€14.93
$17.52
€14.93
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.55
€11.54
$14.02
€11.94
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.49
€2.97
$3.40
€2.90

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pay 5.8% more for groceries

 
Berlin
Delft
Bread
1 loaf
$2.25
€1.92
$2.11
€1.80
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.10
€6.05
$7.15
€6.10
Milk (1 gallon) $5.13
€4.37
$4.82
€4.11

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pay 13.9% more for transportation

 
Berlin
Delft
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.52
€6.41
$8.55
€7.28
Monthly public transit pass $68.91
€58.71
$81.76
€69.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,702.07
€27,862.36
$40,867.96
€34,819.74

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pay 7.5% less for housing

 
Berlin
Delft
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.32
€42.87
$40.18
€34.23
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,427.12
€1,215.92
$1,600.15
€1,363.33
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,068.35
€910.24
$1,317.49
€1,122.51

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

 
Berlin
Delft
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $184.92
€157.55
$2,024.52
€1,724.90
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,579.95
€8,162.18
$6,381.12
€5,436.75

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pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Berlin
Delft
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.26
€4.48
$6.42
€5.47
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.45
€3.79
$4.07
€3.47
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.16
€8.66
$14.60
€12.44

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pay 5.7% less for clothing

 
Berlin
Delft
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$93.79
€79.91
$74.52
€63.49
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.63
€37.18
$46.72
€39.81
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.67
€90.88
$92.04
€78.42

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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: December 2025
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