Cost of living comparison
Paris is 39.6% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Paris instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 19.5% more for restaurants
Berlin
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.14
|
$19.49
€18.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.85
|
$3.72
€3.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.54
|
$3.01
€2.80
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.98
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.43
|
$11.66
€10.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.34
|
$5.86
€5.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.92
|
$7.05
€6.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
Berlin
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.89
|
$7.76
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$92.05
€85.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,073.23
|
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.62
|
$23.63
€21.92
|
|
pay 12.1% less for housing
Berlin
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.45
|
$32.31
€29.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,291.49
|
$1,462.11
€1,356.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€917.30
|
$1,074.44
€996.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€258.23
|
$171.90
€159.48
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€193.98
|
$829.69
€769.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,746.39
|
$16,485.47
€15,294.40
|
|
pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.54
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.76
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.85
|
$41.22
€38.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.37
|
$14.08
€13.06
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.41
|
$102.11
€94.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.29
|
$44.38
€41.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€89.54
|
$110.05
€102.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€134.00
|
$156.00
€144.73
|
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