Below you'll find insider tips on getting the best from Berlin, from hints on finding a home to reviews of the hottest restaurants in town.
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Utilities & Services
Utilities in Berlin are a mixture of government-run monopolies and private companies, offering consumers little or no choice. Power in Berlin is reliable with few interruptions, and the... read more
Electricity
Berlin privatised its power company several years ago and introduced competition into the market supposedly to lower prices and improve service. Prices have gone up ever since and the... read more
Water
You wouldn’t know it by the crates and crates of carbonated water flowing into Berlin apartments (it’s the most popular beverage in the country), but the city’s tap water is perfectly... read more
Gas
Like with other utilities, if your new home has gas, it’ll already be flowing when you move in. If you have a house with central heating, it’s likely heated with gas. Many stoves also are... read more
Rubbish Disposal and Recycling
Recycling is practically a national hobby in environmentally conscious Germany. If you live in an apartment building, you’ll be confronted with a full phalanx of containers – one each for... read more
Telephone
If you plan on spending a lot of time on the phone, companies now offer flat rates for all calls to landline phones either within Germany or even western Europe, as well as mobile phones... read more
Internet
Although the former East Germany lags behind the former West in many things, the need to upgrade infrastructure after the fall of Communism left eastern Berlin with the best fibre-optic... read more
