Germany
How much home does a salary buy in Berlin?
In Berlin, the average net yearly salary buys 6.2 m² of apartment. A 60 m² flat costs 9.6 full years of salary, rank 32 of 53 in Europe.
Price per m²€5,511Immobilienmarktbericht Berlin - Geschaeftsstelle des Gutachterausschusses fuer Grundstueckswerte in Berlin · mean, transaction prices, 2025
Average net wage€2,856Statistik der Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit, 'Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttomonatsentgelte (Jahreszahlen)', Deutschland, West/Ost, Laender und Kreise, Stichtag 31.12.2025 (Stand 20.07.2026), Zeitreihe + OECD Taxing Wages (DF_TW_COMP v2.1) · median, city, 2025 (Stichtag 31.12.2025)
Years of pay for 60 m²9.6
m² per year of pay6.2 m²
B Data quality: Official, one limitation · Price and wage: 2025 · Rank in Europe: 32 of 53
Prices and wages in Berlin, 2021–2026
Price and wage are from the same year. Empty cells mean the official figure is not published (yet).
| Year | Price €/m² | Net wage €/month | Years of pay for 60 m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021. | €5,379 | €2,349 | 11.4 |
| 2022. | €5,646 | €2,453 | 11.5 |
| 2023. | €5,322 | €2,622 | 10.1 |
| 2024. | €5,251 | €2,751 | 9.5 |
| 2025. | €5,511 | €2,856 | 9.6 |
| 2026. | – | – | – |
Years of salary for 60 m² in Berlin, by job
Job wages are estimates: the local average net wage × the job's pay ratio in that country (Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, broad occupation groups). Nurse = health associate professionals.
| City average | €2,856 | 9.6 salaries |
| Nurse | €2,619 | 10.5 salaries |
| Teacher | €3,764 | 7.3 salaries |
| IT specialist | €4,398 | 6.3 salaries |
| Shop worker | €1,956 | 14.1 salaries |
| Builder | €2,271 | 12.1 salaries |
Other cities
| London United Kingdom | 29 of 53 | 9.5 salaries |
| Geneva Switzerland | 30 of 53 | 9.6 salaries |
| Rijeka Croatia | 31 of 53 | 9.6 salaries |
| Amsterdam Netherlands | 33 of 53 | 9.7 salaries |
| Oslo Norway | 34 of 53 | 9.8 salaries |
| Podgorica Montenegro | 35 of 53 | 10.1 salaries |