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Europe
Berlin
Germany
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Berlin compare to Munich?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Berlin is 19% better off vs in Munich
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Berlin compared to Munich, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$56,242
+$1,896 (+3%) vs Munich
Tax Rate: 41%
Weather
How does the weather in Berlin compare to Munich?
Berlin has better overall weather
3.8/10(vs 3.3/10 in Munich)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
14°C(vs 13°C in Munich)
Average Low
6°C(vs 4°C in Munich)
Sunshine Hours
1,626h/yr-74h/yr
Average High in hottest month
24°C(vs 23°C in Munich)
Average Low in coldest month
-2°C(vs -4°C in Munich)
Rainy Days
78/yr-33/yr(-30%)
Muggy Days
1/yr(same as Munich)
Cloud Cover
57%(vs 55% in Munich)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Berlin compare to Munich?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Berlin compared to Munich?
SWE Affordability
10.6 years
6.2 years quicker than Munich
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Berlin has around 40 Luma events listed.
That's 344% more events than Munich.
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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