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Europe
Berlin
Germany
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Berlin compare to Amsterdam?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Berlin is 14% better off vs in Amsterdam
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Berlin compared to Amsterdam, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$56,444
-$7,107 (-11%) vs Amsterdam
Tax Rate: 41%
Weather
How does the weather in Berlin compare to Amsterdam?
Berlin has better overall weather
3.8/10(vs 3.6/10 in Amsterdam)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
14°C(same as Amsterdam)
Average Low
6°C(same as Amsterdam)
Sunshine Hours
1,626h/yr-36h/yr
Average High in hottest month
24°C(vs 21°C in Amsterdam)
Average Low in coldest month
-2°C(vs 1°C in Amsterdam)
Rainy Days
78/yr-30/yr(-28%)
Muggy Days
1/yr(same as Amsterdam)
Cloud Cover
57%(vs 56% in Amsterdam)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Berlin compare to Amsterdam?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Berlin compared to Amsterdam?
SWE Affordability
10.5 years
1.3 years quicker than Amsterdam
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Berlin has around 23 Luma events listed.
That's 44% more events than Amsterdam.
Salary Converter
Enter your annual gross salary (before taxes) to see what you would need to earn in Berlin to maintain the same standard of living.
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