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Europe
Berlin
Germany
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Berlin compare to Paris?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Berlin is 64% better off vs in Paris
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Berlin compared to Paris, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$56,207
+$16,420 (+41%) vs Paris
Tax Rate: 41%
Weather
How does the weather in Berlin compare to Paris?
Paris has better overall weather
3.8/10(vs 4.9/10 in Paris)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
14°C(vs 16°C in Paris)
Average Low
6°C(vs 8°C in Paris)
Sunshine Hours
1,626h/yr-91h/yr(-5%)
Average High in hottest month
24°C(vs 25°C in Paris)
Average Low in coldest month
-2°C(vs 2°C in Paris)
Rainy Days
78/yr-12/yr(-13%)
Muggy Days
1/yr(same as Paris)
Cloud Cover
57%(vs 56% in Paris)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Berlin compare to Paris?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Berlin compared to Paris?
SWE Affordability
10.7 years
13.1 years quicker than Paris
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Berlin has around 46 Luma events listed.
That's 18% more events than Paris.
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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