What It Costs To Live In Berlin

Dubbed by its former mayor as “poor but sexy”, Berlin has fostered a large community of creatives including artists and musicians for over a decade. Its artsy appeal and extremely low rents, in comparison to its European counterparts, have drawn a new wave of entrepreneurs building up the city’s startup scene. Along with foreign investments, this influx has ramped up property values, earning Berlin the top spot on a global list of cities with the fastest rising property prices.
VICE News spent a day with a comedy club owner to see how he keeps a creative venture running in a changing city.
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  • @VICENews
    @VICENews6 жыл бұрын

    VICE News spent a day with a comedy club owner to see how he keeps a creative venture running in a changing city. Watch Next: What It Costs To Live In London - bit.ly/2y1tIKw

  • @TheTalentedMoron

    @TheTalentedMoron

    6 жыл бұрын

    Why does he sound like a woman and have arms smaller than my wrist?

  • @Rasarel

    @Rasarel

    5 жыл бұрын

    VICE News The number 1 place in increase is Palma de Mallorca. Berlín is nothing in comparison. Get your statistics right. A flat used to cost 700 EUR/month and now it's 1200 EUR/month..... For a decent looking flat.

  • @vivicabergan5576

    @vivicabergan5576

    3 жыл бұрын

    mm

  • @matthewmckenna248
    @matthewmckenna2486 жыл бұрын

    Vice should carry on with this series.

  • @Gernanza

    @Gernanza

    6 жыл бұрын

    well that escalated quickly

  • @TheTalentedMoron

    @TheTalentedMoron

    6 жыл бұрын

    Why does he sound like a woman and have arms smaller than my wrist?

  • @isaacchong4485

    @isaacchong4485

    3 жыл бұрын

    I wonder will it coast cheaper to live at the eastern part of Berlin

  • @CuriosityCulture
    @CuriosityCulture6 жыл бұрын

    The first time I entered a coffee shop in Berlin, I was surrounded by people talking about films, art, and just creating cool things. Never experienced that anywhere else in the world. I love that place.

  • @elguerokabron

    @elguerokabron

    6 жыл бұрын

    Harshil Patel they talk it but la new york dbags make it happen. Merica

  • @arnold-hu4vk

    @arnold-hu4vk

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dudley, was that a joke?

  • @Danielwoesthoff1

    @Danielwoesthoff1

    6 жыл бұрын

    Joker.

  • @aviratausend

    @aviratausend

    5 жыл бұрын

    Berlin makes you tired

  • @lifetravels2736

    @lifetravels2736

    5 жыл бұрын

    Montreal?

  • @Lotrfan99
    @Lotrfan996 жыл бұрын

    As a born and bred Berliner, these are the type of people Berliners absolutely hate. Its not a personal attack on them but basically the refugees and immigrants are not the problem. Its wealth economic immigrants like Americans, Brits, etc. coming to Berlin and driving the tolerable rent prices up with all their useless start-ups and cafe houses. They are driving out immigrant populations that have been a staple to this cities rich culture for decades. So instead of amazing home-made Turkish and Arab food that is cost efficient you are getting detox smoothies and vegan shakes for 15 EUR. Each has its benefits but I really hope people stop coming to Berlin and the hype dies down because eventually it will not be an affordable city. Also nobody fucking buys a ABC Monatskarte for 120 EUR. With the abonnement, the monthly ticket is around 62 EUR.

  • @alicen2610

    @alicen2610

    6 жыл бұрын

    The Berlin hype has been fading for years now, but the housing and cost of living crisis persists because it is not being handled properly. Prior to it being a big issue, Berlin was considered fairly under populated for the capacity it could house so despite a jump in people moving there (especially young people from other highly developed countries) in the 00s, it didn't start becoming an issue until the early 2010s and increasingly more so.

  • @user-uh7lp8kr4b

    @user-uh7lp8kr4b

    5 жыл бұрын

    I pray of god as well I hope people stop coming to Berlin

  • @DancingDeity

    @DancingDeity

    5 жыл бұрын

    Honestly I think there’s enough döner places already. I’m down for a vegan smoothie. ( I’m not vegan)

  • @williamdraken6018

    @williamdraken6018

    5 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to globalism. Where every big city becomes the same confused consumerist vomit pile full of mongrelized, androgynous automatons.

  • @nishchaysrivastava6251

    @nishchaysrivastava6251

    5 жыл бұрын

    bishap global86 it’s about the culture they bring, not the language

  • @vcxiop
    @vcxiop6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks VICE the price just got a bit higher.

  • @eugenetkachev
    @eugenetkachev5 жыл бұрын

    Don't believe the hype. The prices are exploding, the search for an apartment can go for months due to horrible deficit, wages are inferior to even rest of Germany. Winter in Berlin is long and extremely depressive and summer can be very short. Many of those old houses have a really terrible heat isolation and electricity and heating prices are some of the highest in Europe. Its a city where many dream to come, but without a well-payed contract moving here can be extremely frustrating.

  • @tonytait4734

    @tonytait4734

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nice seeing the nicer side of Berlin living. In my experience, Berlin is a total shithole inhabited by some of the most unpleasant people I have ever met.

  • @MurdersAndExecutions

    @MurdersAndExecutions

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@tonytait4734 Yeah, I'd take Hamburg or Frankfurt over Berlin any day of the week.

  • @whynotstayhonest4706

    @whynotstayhonest4706

    5 жыл бұрын

    Summers aren't short in Berlin and Winters aren't very long...

  • @whynotstayhonest4706

    @whynotstayhonest4706

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@tonytait4734 Have you been to Berlin?

  • @jackfirmin5814

    @jackfirmin5814

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@whynotstayhonest4706 the last winter was okay, thank you climate crisis. Besides winter in Berlin is awfull in my opinion. But it depends where you are from I guess.

  • @TheModernInvestor
    @TheModernInvestor6 жыл бұрын

    Berlin is by FAR the coolest and most tolerant city that ive EVER lived in (Going off of NYC, London, Paris, Edinburgh as comparisons ) Berlin isnt expensive, its not aggressive, its a walkable, easily bikeable open minded city. Rents are far easier to manage than other Capital cities in Europe / North America, food isnt expensive and University is free. Health care is also covered either 100 or 50% by your employer. All around Berlin is definitely one of those "I could live there for a long time" kind of cities, because it takes a lot of the stress out of living and it feels like theres more time to relax and enjoy things.

  • @allawy

    @allawy

    6 жыл бұрын

    The Modern Investor Lol @ the cities you compare it with

  • @r8pt3r

    @r8pt3r

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dapper Don tolerant by comparison, lets not forget they let 1 million Muslims in whilst the rest of europe shits the bed.

  • @Stoney-Jacksman

    @Stoney-Jacksman

    6 жыл бұрын

    Free university? Really?

  • @StevenTokyo06

    @StevenTokyo06

    6 жыл бұрын

    I lived in Frankfurt from 2012-2014 and visited Berlin in the summer of 2012. I went to Amsterdam, followed by Berlin, and it is still by far the best trip I ever had. I rented a bike and drove around the Berlin Wall area and went to several museums. I still yearn to go back and see visit Berlin as well as Germany again.

  • @cassanateli

    @cassanateli

    6 жыл бұрын

    The Modern Investor Berlin fucking rules! Cool to hear that you lived in my country too, Scotland

  • @teacheradvicehanoi5444
    @teacheradvicehanoi54446 жыл бұрын

    This guy's a walking cliche

  • @kostam.1113

    @kostam.1113

    6 жыл бұрын

    He is so ''hipster'' the he isn't hipster anymore.

  • @Musickian

    @Musickian

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don’t see a problem with his lifestyle. He’s just an average small business owner trying to get by

  • @490o

    @490o

    4 жыл бұрын

    Right? Even down to the avocado toast.

  • @norndev
    @norndev6 жыл бұрын

    Eating toast with a fork and knife... Who are these people, are they even human?

  • @aaliyahabdi7938

    @aaliyahabdi7938

    5 жыл бұрын

    Norn Itus that’s normal

  • @lunafringe10

    @lunafringe10

    4 жыл бұрын

    its normal isn't it for civilized people?

  • @mrbrainbob5320

    @mrbrainbob5320

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lunafringe10 nah only douchbags do that

  • @arjunroy9635

    @arjunroy9635

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm Asian and I eat my breakfast like that, it's common tho

  • @gabrielleaustin1761

    @gabrielleaustin1761

    4 жыл бұрын

    Germans eat everything with a fork and knife, even pizza. I was once given “permission” to eat my pizza the american way in germany lol

  • @igod8054
    @igod80545 жыл бұрын

    good series but I don't know why vice picked someone who moved to berlin 8 years ago before the rents went up like crazy. nowadays he would either live in a 60sqm flat with his girlfriend for 980 or paying 2000 euros for the flat they showed in the video. everything they said in the video is true for people who came to berlin 10 years ago but most of the rents doubled by then, in some areas they even tripled

  • @Darkest_matter

    @Darkest_matter

    3 жыл бұрын

    Doesn't guys rent go up? Or does the landlord have to fix it at the price it was 8 years ago

  • @maxzaslove6897

    @maxzaslove6897

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, but the subjects also dont make anything so that balances out

  • @derecksmith4799
    @derecksmith47996 жыл бұрын

    I laughed pretty hard when he busted out the avocado toast.

  • @LegendNinja41

    @LegendNinja41

    6 жыл бұрын

    why is that, you don't like healthy food ? nowadays that's offensive.

  • @suides4810

    @suides4810

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dereck Smith it has to be a joke right? :D

  • @fannishfanning160

    @fannishfanning160

    5 жыл бұрын

    I rolled my eyes when I heard avocado

  • @A-Wa

    @A-Wa

    4 жыл бұрын

    he is the stereotypical new „berliner“

  • @phoebeel
    @phoebeel5 жыл бұрын

    OK but who lives in a 90sqm apartment? I don't really know many young people who can afford that kind of place. And 900€ seems crazy for such a huge apartment. Some of my friends pay 400€ for a ROOM in a shared flat. This is not really accurate

  • @creativeartworks353

    @creativeartworks353

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yea, 980€ for such a flat is extremely low. I pay around 1100€ (a little more than 1200$) for 68sqm in a city of around 80.000 people near Hamburg. In bigger cities like Hamburg or Munich I'd pay somewhere between 1400€ (Hamburg) or up to 2500€ (Munich) for a flat that size. Well, but I mean Berlin is a pretty shitty city imo lol. I wouldn't necessarily live there even if apartments are relatively cheap.

  • @jasperfirnhaber170

    @jasperfirnhaber170

    4 жыл бұрын

    If you move to up and comming parts of the city that still have a bad reputation like Reinickendorf, Kreuzberg or Neu-Köln these prices can be accurate. But they really are skyrocketing

  • @shaclo1512

    @shaclo1512

    4 жыл бұрын

    Berlin is a poor shit hole. Everything is cheap but the hipsters have no money so they talk bs about how expensive it is... I live in a small town in Bavaria and a 90sqm apartment is about 1500€

  • @guinto7609

    @guinto7609

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@shaclo1512 noticed allot of young people are in debt or have no money in Berlin. They talk about how they are broke while they chowdown on there 8 euro meal and on there 3rd beer. Hmm I wonder why youre broke....

  • @theodora2506

    @theodora2506

    4 жыл бұрын

    In greece i pay 350€ for a 75sqm apartment and i consider it pretty expensive its because of different salaries

  • @simonaliu5950
    @simonaliu59505 жыл бұрын

    This guy did´t told you the most important part about Berlin : "Good luck finding an good affordable apartment!"

  • @1Bujbuj
    @1Bujbuj6 жыл бұрын

    Between the time this was shot and published, the costs of rooming has increased even more.

  • @samadhi1414
    @samadhi14146 жыл бұрын

    I lived in Berlin for five years. So incredible and so affordable. Our two bedroom flat was 500 euro in one of the best areas ( Prenzlauberg) We had lovely and affordable organic food daily from local farmers market. Inexpensibe restaurants and some of the best third wave coffee I've ever had. Just moved back to LA and I'm so shocked how expensive it is to live here. Missing Berlin :(

  • @alicen2610

    @alicen2610

    6 жыл бұрын

    And LA is considered reasonable overall compared to NYC and SF! Pretty much any US city that is the least bit desirable to middle-class and wealthier 20 to 30 somethings has gotten way too expensive.

  • @samadhi1414

    @samadhi1414

    6 жыл бұрын

    Exactly, it is supposed to be reasonable but it's far from it compared to the lifestyle you can have in Berlin. In addition to being expensive the traffic is the worst. It was great not owning a car in Berlin. Something less to think about:)

  • @lugergr

    @lugergr

    8 ай бұрын

    You earn in LA the same as in Berlin?

  • @AzazelY6K

    @AzazelY6K

    8 ай бұрын

    Do you think Berlin has increased alot for costs of living? How is LA? Interested to hear your experience with both cities but I would like to eventually leave the US

  • @sandram8265
    @sandram82655 жыл бұрын

    I lived in Berlin for 2 years, and it was the best time of my life, but the struggle was real. It's hard when your non-EU and have to deal with German bureaucracy. Getting a job was really hard and finding a flat was hell. I moved 11 times those 2 years, and that is "normal" there. Also with rent skyrocketing it was impossible to save money. You either need to have a IT job or be lucky to have a business like this guy and KNOW German in order to make it comfortably there. It broke my heart to not of been able to stay. But you can't live off art with no pay forever.

  • @SomerLeBelphegor

    @SomerLeBelphegor

    5 жыл бұрын

    what's the minimum salary you need to live comfy in Berlin?

  • @olliolson

    @olliolson

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@SomerLeBelphegor depending on the area you're "willing" to live in, I would say between 1k (net) on a minimal standard to 2k for a "normal Berliner" lifestyle within the S-Bahn Ring with bars and restaurants. If you can cut costs on food and living it is manageable. But honestly - if you already ask for the minimum salary, you're setting the bar as low as can be. Rather ask, what the maximum salary could be, depending on your education and dedication.

  • @blinowski

    @blinowski

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not really normal to move 271871 times. U just did something wrong. If u know what you're doing u can find something good for lifetime in like 3-6 month.

  • @1stplace362

    @1stplace362

    2 жыл бұрын

    it's the reality for most of the places tho. you gotta know their language if you want to stay longer.

  • @notyourproblem474

    @notyourproblem474

    2 жыл бұрын

    Who would've thought that you need to speak German to live in Germany? 🤔

  • @lanuola3417
    @lanuola34175 жыл бұрын

    I was born and raised in San Francisco and the comment section sounds like Berlin is getting gentrified too

  • @fatmanwalking8610

    @fatmanwalking8610

    4 жыл бұрын

    San Francisco is a shithole lmao

  • @dosko9980

    @dosko9980

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@fatmanwalking8610 so is Berlin

  • @DiaboloMootopia

    @DiaboloMootopia

    3 жыл бұрын

    it is; capitalism causes every city to get gentrified.

  • @RhodianColossus

    @RhodianColossus

    3 жыл бұрын

    Unlike in SF our government is actually trying to help though, ever since we kicked most of the neoliberals out. For instance, we've just introduced a rent freeze and limitation, and a system to force cheating landlords to pay tenants back. Now if we'd only finally ban sitting on empty property and build some affordable housing rather than fancy condos...

  • @makawifue

    @makawifue

    3 жыл бұрын

    gentrification in berlin is almost done, it's not worth coming here anymore

  • @sarahsdl9368
    @sarahsdl93686 жыл бұрын

    Well I live in Berlin and many of the things he does say are true, but there's problems with space and gentrification here too. What people spend on rent has gone up so much in the last couple years, as a student it's so hard to find a room, you might pay up to 600 for a bedroom in a shared flat. And they do build new flats, but not for rent. They're gonna be sold for ridiculous sums and people with an average wage won't have access to those flats. In the meantime, social housing is decreasing. It's still cheaper than many many big American cities but as a student who has seen the housing market it's far from ideal

  • @eugenetkachev

    @eugenetkachev

    5 жыл бұрын

    Don't worry, they are building new social housing across Berlin... For migrants from Africa and Middle East.

  • @lunafringe10

    @lunafringe10

    4 жыл бұрын

    find a girlfriend, or boyfriend, cheaper

  • @tiagow95

    @tiagow95

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@eugenetkachev Will showing an African or Middle Eastern passport be required?

  • @Darkest_matter

    @Darkest_matter

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tiagow95 of course it won't. Idk how it works on there but in England, you have to prove kinda that you need it, like I've got kids, I barely earn enough ect.

  • @tiagow95

    @tiagow95

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Darkest_matter Yeah, I imagined it wouldn't. I just wanted to see if his statement was based on reality, or if he was talking outta his ass.

  • @jaygill3037
    @jaygill30376 жыл бұрын

    Vice, I love you. But please stop timing the recommended video pop ups at the same time there is writing at the top of the screen. It makes the information unreadable.

  • @Shakalkg
    @Shakalkg6 жыл бұрын

    avocado toast... LMAO

  • @pad9x

    @pad9x

    6 жыл бұрын

    ikr 😂

  • @GERMANCFeu

    @GERMANCFeu

    6 жыл бұрын

    White things u kno

  • @Armando620

    @Armando620

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ironically its cheap and healthy. As long as you buy and make it yourself of course.

  • @suides4810

    @suides4810

    6 жыл бұрын

    Shakalkg it has to be a joke haha

  • @suides4810

    @suides4810

    6 жыл бұрын

    Krakra Kranich I guess you dont know what they stand for

  • @Atomrofl42
    @Atomrofl425 жыл бұрын

    What is it with hipsters and avocados!? I don’t get it 😂

  • @yeahbutontheotherhand

    @yeahbutontheotherhand

    4 жыл бұрын

    For real haha. This guy is a walking cliche 😆😂

  • @MelindaSordinoIsLiterallyMe

    @MelindaSordinoIsLiterallyMe

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@amano4755 Avocados are really bad for the enviroment, so these gay hipster asshats in the video are big walking hypocrits.

  • @Takador

    @Takador

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@amano4755 avocados aren't cheap AT ALL LMAOOOO

  • @indigo153

    @indigo153

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Takador how broke are you to where 88 cents is expensive?

  • @Takador

    @Takador

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@indigo153 my country produces avocados and they don't go for that At all

  • @fbspin
    @fbspin6 жыл бұрын

    wow their flat is sooo lovely. Now I want to move there

  • @spiritdroken

    @spiritdroken

    6 жыл бұрын

    no all the flats are like that and is very diffcult to find one, take in acount that the job market is really bad also

  • @ebermtheburn

    @ebermtheburn

    6 жыл бұрын

    The fastest rising living costs in the world, nearly impossible to find a flat, job market is highly competitive and over saturated with qualified individuals from all around the world, universities have waiting lists as big as the first and new testaments of the Bible, and the immigrant office is packed every. Single. Day. Then you have a state that is burdened by public debt that it has carried for decades.

  • @raw2d

    @raw2d

    5 жыл бұрын

    you could have gotten such a place 8 or 10 years ago. Such a apartment will now cost 2k easily (which is more than than the monthly net income you get out of 40k gross per yeas)

  • @prathamjoshi7893

    @prathamjoshi7893

    5 жыл бұрын

    2x that is still cheaper than in London, Amsterdam, Munich so still a good deal!

  • @eugenetkachev

    @eugenetkachev

    5 жыл бұрын

    please don't, we are full

  • @camilloiscariota4973
    @camilloiscariota49736 жыл бұрын

    I'm actually moving to Berlin for the summer and for an internship in 2 days. Wish me luck

  • @theactschurch2220

    @theactschurch2220

    6 жыл бұрын

    Viel Glueck und viel Spass da drueben!

  • @user-ok6ef9zn4f

    @user-ok6ef9zn4f

    6 жыл бұрын

    How is it?

  • @03raq

    @03raq

    5 жыл бұрын

    I lived there for 9 months for german course i absolutely loved it. I want to go back.

  • @kingraghavsahni

    @kingraghavsahni

    5 жыл бұрын

    How is it

  • @TheRomaEdition

    @TheRomaEdition

    5 жыл бұрын

    How are you there right now?

  • @yashmohamed6987
    @yashmohamed69876 жыл бұрын

    Berlin is beautiful

  • @shoulders-of-giants

    @shoulders-of-giants

    6 жыл бұрын

    definitely not in winter, which is 1/2 of every year

  • @eniff2925

    @eniff2925

    6 жыл бұрын

    Was*

  • @BlackWolf9988

    @BlackWolf9988

    6 жыл бұрын

    German here. It really isnt its a bit of a shithole compared to the rest of the country. Especially south germany.

  • @JohnSmith-gd9zz

    @JohnSmith-gd9zz

    6 жыл бұрын

    BlackWolf9988 Munich is beautiful

  • @alicen2610

    @alicen2610

    6 жыл бұрын

    Berlin actually is not bad overall and when considering the other comparable options. The other major western cities are really expensive now. Berlin is becoming more expensive, but still much more affordable than London, Paris, and NYC. The weather can suck for 6-8 months, unless you like dark and cold, but it sucks in those other major cities as well. The US does have alternatives to NYC that offer much better weather year round, like LA, but you still have to live in the US with all of its problems right now and pretty much every desirable major city in the US is more expensive than Berlin now. Of course, Barcelona and Lisbon have better weather and are on the ocean but Spain and Portugal's economies still suck and it costs more to live in them compared to what people earn compared to Berlin from what I've heard.

  • @Ijustwastedyourtime0
    @Ijustwastedyourtime04 жыл бұрын

    Combined annual income is $41k meaning he is making minimum wage with the added stress of running a business. Sounds like a great deal.

  • @finebetty7446

    @finebetty7446

    4 жыл бұрын

    thats quite a bit over minimum wage actually.

  • @ilariasacchi8189

    @ilariasacchi8189

    3 жыл бұрын

    In my country (Italy), an employee's minimum wage is more than half of his salary... Just saying...

  • @Darkest_matter

    @Darkest_matter

    3 жыл бұрын

    The minimum wage in Germany is roughly $22K a year. Minimum wage in Turkey however is $6268 A YEAR... Consider the fact that turkey is a pretty developed nation and a lot of expensive clothing brands make their clothes in Turkey.

  • @nickel7342
    @nickel73426 жыл бұрын

    More videos like this for other cities please!

  • @FabioNaeb
    @FabioNaeb5 жыл бұрын

    Vice, please carry on with this series! its amazing

  • @ovshibat
    @ovshibat6 жыл бұрын

    More videos like this, please. :-)

  • @davidmathless2689
    @davidmathless26895 жыл бұрын

    I'm from New York and I lived in Berlin for a few months. The two cities could not be any more different.

  • @natashak2125
    @natashak21256 жыл бұрын

    Now this is the kind of content from Vice I signed up for. Do more!

  • @markboland8197
    @markboland81973 жыл бұрын

    He left out the fact that you are never more than 5 feet from a steaming heap of hounde sheisse in while outside in Berlin.

  • @aaron1708
    @aaron17085 жыл бұрын

    Awesome serie! Btw, ill get to this venue as son as I get in Berlin 😎

  • @jackfirmin5814
    @jackfirmin58144 жыл бұрын

    He moved in that apartment 8 years ago! Now it would be 2000/ month for sure. Myself I will never ever move out of mine again, cause then I will be skrewed.

  • @ramstein_9049
    @ramstein_90494 жыл бұрын

    lol I live in Berlin close to center. My appartment is about 120 square meters and we pay 860€ and yes its because we live there since 2011. Most Berliner pays that low price. Only new people who moves recently to Berlin pays super high prices.

  • @A-Wa

    @A-Wa

    4 жыл бұрын

    and tbh eveyone who moves out their parents house pays huge amount of money. not only recently moved ppl

  • @zanafer
    @zanafer5 жыл бұрын

    I'm writing this from Dublin, and I cannot fathom getting such an appartment for that price. Just wow.

  • @Aramishhh
    @Aramishhh5 жыл бұрын

    Watching this right now from my work in Berlin

  • @manuelcaldeira3699
    @manuelcaldeira36994 жыл бұрын

    Interesting video. You should do one about Lisbon since the city is growing due to the fact of being cheap to foreigners. This, unfortunately, is making the city incredibly expensive for natives. Keep up!

  • @pertoor

    @pertoor

    4 ай бұрын

    No don't do one for Lisbon because it freaking makes the situation way worse for Lisbon. Jesus.

  • @mr12aT
    @mr12aT6 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely loved Berlin! I’m from New Zealand

  • @Oldoldold2023
    @Oldoldold20235 жыл бұрын

    I really like this series!!

  • @volcaniadread
    @volcaniadread4 жыл бұрын

    do another one about berlin pls 💙

  • @arthur2305
    @arthur23056 жыл бұрын

    0:37 I think it's nice that they kept some walls of the Berlin Wall. Should never erase your history.

  • @johnpijano4786

    @johnpijano4786

    6 жыл бұрын

    Arthur true.

  • @ashtray4757

    @ashtray4757

    6 жыл бұрын

    Arthur We don't want to forget what it brought to us prior to its demolition . Peace and cultural independence .Some of us East Germans would prefer having the whole wall instead of a tiny chunk.

  • @radiantflux1432

    @radiantflux1432

    6 жыл бұрын

    it tells you a lot about Berlin that a large luxury apartment block was built on the death strip here a few years ago cutting through the Wall.

  • @totsuit7518

    @totsuit7518

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sasuke Uchiha You should be going to school more instead of watching Anime, because then you would maybe understand something about politics

  • @rafaelmarques4105

    @rafaelmarques4105

    5 жыл бұрын

    good catch mate

  • @Driverstein
    @Driverstein6 жыл бұрын

    that apartment in Munich would cost the double

  • @igod8054

    @igod8054

    5 жыл бұрын

    it would be like x4 the price (everything included). the guy has an old rental agreement. it would now be twice as expensive as kreuzberg/neukölln is one of the most expensive areas to live

  • @lavishisgreasy9339

    @lavishisgreasy9339

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ist so haha

  • @big3ye378
    @big3ye3785 жыл бұрын

    Alone in Berlin is such a good book, and I like to imagine the city more like its it is presented in that than in this video

  • @ChristianP304
    @ChristianP3046 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been waiting for this!! Love it.

  • @mackdickerson9322
    @mackdickerson93226 жыл бұрын

    Disappointed that the wives dancing was not shown. A commercial for him and his business. With a dab of Berlin for flavor.

  • @otf.snpr73
    @otf.snpr734 жыл бұрын

    Is there someone who lives in Berlin? | V

  • @yeahbutontheotherhand

    @yeahbutontheotherhand

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes me. I live in berlin for 26 years. And it isn't like he described the city

  • @EthanClansky

    @EthanClansky

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@yeahbutontheotherhand we need more long term local perspectives...*hunts for other videos*

  • @aluxbalum
    @aluxbalum6 жыл бұрын

    My brother lived in Berlin for 2 years, we are from LA and had nothing but praises for this city I hope to one day visit and enjoy this wonderful city as well.

  • @brendo2005
    @brendo20056 жыл бұрын

    sweet thanks for this, im planning on moving there and it gives me some pricing for what i'll need

  • @starcrib
    @starcrib6 жыл бұрын

    $1,156...for a 2 bedroom apartment with dinning room...on the east coast that would be 3,000 or more. Your in for a shock..as property gets heated. Those days are numbered.

  • @joachim7742

    @joachim7742

    4 жыл бұрын

    Berlin is one of the less capital Citys how make less money than they earn .. And their police cars are Opel .. Other german Staates have mostly Mercedes , BMW at least VW ...

  • @morbiusprime2043
    @morbiusprime20433 жыл бұрын

    Love how everybody you've covered in these series eat avocado toast for breakfast.

  • @BT-gl3kv
    @BT-gl3kv6 жыл бұрын

    You should continue this series Do Toronto next please

  • @aleksanderpervataj6112
    @aleksanderpervataj61125 жыл бұрын

    Good video compliment you answer all my questions

  • @marcoscabrinirianidosreis6655
    @marcoscabrinirianidosreis66556 жыл бұрын

    ohhh Berlin I can't wait till move there

  • @Lumencraft-
    @Lumencraft-5 жыл бұрын

    That was my favorite Vice video ever :)

  • @stinkyboomboom
    @stinkyboomboom6 жыл бұрын

    Everything I know about Berlin, I learned in Euro Trip.

  • @neo69121

    @neo69121

    6 жыл бұрын

    you are so cultured

  • @brianpan6453

    @brianpan6453

    6 жыл бұрын

    Everything I know about our world, I learned on You Tube. I've never even been outside. Really!

  • @HannsSchmelzer

    @HannsSchmelzer

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nie wieder Berlin!

  • @03raq

    @03raq

    5 жыл бұрын

    Then you learned about Bavaria and not Berlin xD

  • @bubuykn1836
    @bubuykn18363 жыл бұрын

    What is the name of the cafe.???

  • @LeeroyJenk
    @LeeroyJenk5 жыл бұрын

    I hope they do Dublin, one of the craziest places to Rent at them moment in the world.

  • @bundescoach3528
    @bundescoach35284 жыл бұрын

    As mentioned by many other commenters, Berlin rents are somewhat affordable compared to Munich or Hamburg. But the rents in other german cities can naturally be way lower. I live in Hannover, sharing a flat with my mate and we each pay 300€ ("Warmmiete") for a 70m^2 appartement. Now that's affordable. :D

  • @shaclo1512

    @shaclo1512

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dan Klorix Yes but Berlin is a leftard shit hole and the people lives from wellfare. So for us Germans its very cheap but for Berliners it‘s expensive.

  • @ANonyMouse627
    @ANonyMouse6275 жыл бұрын

    can you do cost of living case study on a suburb like Zephyrhills, FL?

  • @thikkylongbottom905
    @thikkylongbottom9055 жыл бұрын

    We need one of these on Vancouver

  • @croissantmania
    @croissantmania5 жыл бұрын

    is that 40K income after deductions (tax, pension, insurance, etc)?

  • @StiflersMomTTV
    @StiflersMomTTV3 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Porto Portugal, and my dream is to soon move to Berlin. I want to feel connected with the arts all over the place. it looks like paradise to me. I enjoyed Cologne/Koln, but there's something about Berlin. Wish me luck

  • @iamothemakhnovist20

    @iamothemakhnovist20

    2 жыл бұрын

    yes I hope your dream will become true!

  • @walterpelaez1146
    @walterpelaez1146 Жыл бұрын

    I was on Berlin on vacation during my reading week and I fell in love with it. The people are so kind and helpful , the sights are beautiful , the food and diversity of restaurants id spectacular ( DONER KABABS ARE AWESOME), and it can be pretty inexpensive if you look in the right places. Im going there again later in the year and i cant wait .🎉

  • @mimiseye
    @mimiseye4 жыл бұрын

    you would never find an appartment in berlin like this now... rents are so much more expensive now and it’s very hard to get one (even though it’s overpriced)

  • @Armando620
    @Armando6206 жыл бұрын

    I was surprised that all of the menu boards and signs were in english. Seems kinda rude to not have at least some of it in german underneath the english tbh.

  • @nemanhao_9058

    @nemanhao_9058

    5 жыл бұрын

    Armando Montoya actually I read Berliners are complaining about expat cafes/restaurants where no one speaks german but only English. How very American.

  • @finebetty7446

    @finebetty7446

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, its awful. German first, English underneath. Typical colonial, arrogant attitude of all English speakers.

  • @Dominicn123
    @Dominicn1236 жыл бұрын

    he the type of dude that slams a door and slide down it after a date

  • @Judicial78

    @Judicial78

    6 жыл бұрын

    I don't understand... can you translate to proper english?

  • @raindrizzle14

    @raindrizzle14

    6 жыл бұрын

    You got that from just four minutes of him talking about cost of living?

  • @neo69121

    @neo69121

    6 жыл бұрын

    i have no fucking clue what that means and the fact that 43 people upvoted that comment worries me that im either too stupid to understand or 43 individuals should rather not breed

  • @Dominicn123

    @Dominicn123

    6 жыл бұрын

    it's a typical cliche movie / tv show trope, of a character that usually comes home from a date or event, and are usually feeling sad and/or depressed, closes their front door after entering, only to lay their back onto it and slowly slides down, letting the overwhelming emotions consume them.

  • @GreenDroger

    @GreenDroger

    6 жыл бұрын

    I love you

  • @duimu
    @duimu6 жыл бұрын

    Love this video!

  • @theoskywalker8370
    @theoskywalker83706 жыл бұрын

    Can someone tell me what the music is in the background?

  • @radiantflux1432
    @radiantflux14326 жыл бұрын

    Video was ok but prices for rents are a little off. I'd estimate his place would be closer to 1175 Euros now, not 980. Prices are going up really fast. Something like 20% a year.

  • @jackfirmin5814

    @jackfirmin5814

    4 жыл бұрын

    That place now, at least 1500/month, more likely 2000.

  • @sirsyncalot9147
    @sirsyncalot91475 жыл бұрын

    I want to move to Berlin for the techno

  • @josephmorales652
    @josephmorales6526 жыл бұрын

    Oh geeze. Vice, by posting this video you have now created an influx of people

  • @alptemel4438
    @alptemel44386 жыл бұрын

    in izmir my neighbor is selling his property for 2 mio € and its just a small house so crazy but i was living in germany as well and its expensive too at least in munich and hamburg

  • @Bestwick1983
    @Bestwick19836 жыл бұрын

    Seems like the type of guy whose wife has a boyfriend...that he knows about.

  • @benigncreation8339

    @benigncreation8339

    6 жыл бұрын

    You can see her boyfriend at 3:43

  • @verhurtley

    @verhurtley

    6 жыл бұрын

    lol i bet the boyfirend is you!

  • @chanceDdog2009

    @chanceDdog2009

    6 жыл бұрын

    Bestwick1983 seams like she knows he has a boyfriend too

  • @mrraccoon6264

    @mrraccoon6264

    6 жыл бұрын

    She looks like a Lesbian, wouldn't be surprised if she was muff diving on the side.

  • @kostam.1113

    @kostam.1113

    6 жыл бұрын

    She is ''boyfriend'' in that relationship.

  • @aga2353
    @aga23533 жыл бұрын

    They're rent is very low. It is uncommon, normally it would be around 1500-2000 Euros.

  • @PodcastCentral333

    @PodcastCentral333

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nope more like 1000-1400

  • @aga2353

    @aga2353

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@PodcastCentral333 yeah if you rented it 5-10 years ago

  • @PodcastCentral333

    @PodcastCentral333

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@aga2353 nope. I see 2 bedroom places for 1200 everywhere. Perhaps just not Kreuzberg

  • @garedmorort
    @garedmorort3 жыл бұрын

    150€ per month? Damn I feel lucky I pay 21€ in France

  • @LCbabyxO
    @LCbabyxO6 жыл бұрын

    Love how they put an annotation over the text regarding their income.. 🙄 seriously..

  • @getupandgotransport6344
    @getupandgotransport63445 жыл бұрын

    I think I pissed on the bathroom sink there a while back.

  • @brianblueskies
    @brianblueskies6 жыл бұрын

    Pros and cons with every city. It is a transit city, not a lot of people can take it long term. It's not really a place where one stays for the rest of your life. It's a great place to be an artist and some perks for having kids, but the winters are brutal! One can not truly understand it until you go through one. It's not even that it's so cold, it's the lack of sun and blue skies.

  • @alex_flyce

    @alex_flyce

    4 жыл бұрын

    I live in Amsterdam and it's the same, as well as uk and many other places in northern europe... For same reason it's the trade off when you want to live in a country with a good economy, especially here in europe

  • @reneedebeersaab5854
    @reneedebeersaab58545 жыл бұрын

    Berlin is amazing... My husband and I live in Dubai but we want to move to Berlin. We fell in love with it when we visited the city in 2017!

  • @arnonyhm7946

    @arnonyhm7946

    5 жыл бұрын

    Please stay away from berlin

  • @PodcastCentral333

    @PodcastCentral333

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@arnonyhm7946 nope. They welcome

  • @shobud7943
    @shobud79436 жыл бұрын

    can you do more cities

  • @rc2884
    @rc28846 жыл бұрын

    Let’s face it, more often than not, “artists” are going to starve in almost any city in the world. Only reason this guys isn’t is because of the business he’s got. Rally hard to mess up a bar as long as you got capital and some regulars. Vice can we please see this series in the perspectives of working class professionals that actually have a standing chance to score a work visa in another developed country?

  • @kiruschka123

    @kiruschka123

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ryan C Depends on the artist, could specify what kind of artists do you mean? I know personally a couple of artists who find a job in their special field and make a comfortable living. Photographer, artist (drawnings), musician and 2 writer who found kinda quickly a work.

  • @MegaJolaus

    @MegaJolaus

    6 жыл бұрын

    Combined annual wage of of 35 000 euros is actually below the average wage in Germany so I'm not sure what you're talking about.

  • @user-ok6ef9zn4f

    @user-ok6ef9zn4f

    6 жыл бұрын

    That's not true. I know plenty of mediocre artists that manage to make a great living. Kinda wish they would have went into a different field so the real artists could have more...

  • @voorachter2733

    @voorachter2733

    5 жыл бұрын

    Being working class in Berlin is better than any other European or American major city. It's just a hella lot more affordable while the wages are only marginally lower than elsewhere.

  • @finebetty7446

    @finebetty7446

    4 жыл бұрын

    Making a go of a bar is incredibly difficult, most go bust, most never make a profit and if lucky manage to just about cover costs.

  • @simonkraemer3725
    @simonkraemer37254 жыл бұрын

    I live in Berlin my whole life and I really love this city! It's so green, cultural, vibrant and enjoyable, you always find new spots, public transport is great, there are cultural events everywhere... I think I won't move out here so fast :)

  • @DS_Foodtime
    @DS_Foodtime5 жыл бұрын

    what the name of the pub?

  • @PodcastCentral333
    @PodcastCentral3333 жыл бұрын

    His wife gives out man of the house vibes

  • @C05597641
    @C055976415 жыл бұрын

    Breakfast is mostly soy. For lunch, soy. Dinner and supper is soy.

  • @C05597641

    @C05597641

    5 жыл бұрын

    Big 3ye lighten up.

  • @jasperfirnhaber170

    @jasperfirnhaber170

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rob Hand fake news

  • @crissalinas5608
    @crissalinas56084 жыл бұрын

    I started a cement foundation company in Dallas, Tx with a $45k business loan, paid it off in two years, employ 15 people, and my fiancé and I have closed on our first house, and are getting married in November. Point is, you’ve gotta take risks, especially at a young age. If you asked me 10 years ago when I was still living in Mexico if this was going to be the life I lived at 21, i would’ve thought it was a pipe dream.

  • @kasmeneyes2227

    @kasmeneyes2227

    4 жыл бұрын

    literally no one asked

  • @somedude6166
    @somedude61664 жыл бұрын

    You should do an update...

  • @emilynelson5985
    @emilynelson59856 жыл бұрын

    Having lived in Boston, I don’t think your public transit is expensive. Good 24 hour service isn’t available most places. Everytime I tried to get to a doctors appointment the engine would catch fire or someone would jump into the train and you’d be waiting for ages while they pulled them out of the track.

  • @A-Wa
    @A-Wa4 жыл бұрын

    He is living with is gf in such a big space?! what a waste! so many families would die to have a big flat like that

  • @guinto7609

    @guinto7609

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cant hate the player. Hate the game

  • @anneneville6255

    @anneneville6255

    4 жыл бұрын

    Why pay the same price for 40m2 if he can have a 90m2 flat?!

  • @thegrilldad
    @thegrilldad6 жыл бұрын

    This is actually making me consider moving to Berlin

  • @boricua6483

    @boricua6483

    6 жыл бұрын

    Just what Berlin needs, More feminist hipsters

  • @thegrilldad

    @thegrilldad

    6 жыл бұрын

    LOL im not even Mexican 😂

  • @escostep

    @escostep

    6 жыл бұрын

    Shay Garza Stay in portland, lesbian

  • @thegrilldad

    @thegrilldad

    6 жыл бұрын

    Shut up, stop drugging and abusing women Bill

  • @karimsultan2007

    @karimsultan2007

    5 жыл бұрын

    Shay Garza and Berlin would welcome you with open arms. But get ready for German bureaucracy 🤭

  • @jacobventura7841
    @jacobventura78416 жыл бұрын

    Could you do one of these on Toronto?

  • @twerk182

    @twerk182

    5 жыл бұрын

    I lol'd but for the record this is sarcasm, right? ruin your great city too with an infomercial about how great it is... it's not like it'll cause mass migration really. I think most people are aware of how great toronto and berlin are.

  • @DancingDeity

    @DancingDeity

    5 жыл бұрын

    I think they already did. I swear I saw one two months ago. Look it up on their channel.

  • @mariadominguez4242
    @mariadominguez42425 жыл бұрын

    Whats the name of this theatre? :)

  • @jamespabayo615
    @jamespabayo6156 жыл бұрын

    That is actually a simple, humble, lovely life.

  • @serifairy5107
    @serifairy51074 жыл бұрын

    for me, it‘s free, bc i live at my mom‘s house 😎

  • @yeahbutontheotherhand

    @yeahbutontheotherhand

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me too haha

  • @simonscowled9925
    @simonscowled99255 жыл бұрын

    Cool Guy. Great teamwork mentality husband and wife. I wish him nothing but the best

  • @seamuscannon4603
    @seamuscannon46035 жыл бұрын

    Could you add a total monthly sum at the end

  • @devonaragon7606
    @devonaragon76066 жыл бұрын

    20k a year as a "business" owner no thanks...

  • @lunafringe10

    @lunafringe10

    4 жыл бұрын

    he cant say he is making 200 k, for fear IRS will knock on his door the next day,

  • @rumi7028
    @rumi70286 жыл бұрын

    You guys should like make a video on the cost of living in Hawaii

  • @macaws502

    @macaws502

    6 жыл бұрын

    *Rumi* before or After The Catastrophy?

  • @gabboniaomedia6626
    @gabboniaomedia66265 жыл бұрын

    yay finally another video clip that will raise my monthly rent for the third time now. Yuhu!!!

  • @thulsa_doom
    @thulsa_doom5 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone know how much the cheapest health insurance in Berlin cost?