Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 1.3% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Victoria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.14
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.85
|
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.54
|
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.98
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.43
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.34
|
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.92
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.89
|
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,073.23
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.62
|
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
|
pay 28.7% more for housing
Berlin
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.45
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,291.49
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€917.30
|
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€258.23
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
|
pay 18.0% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€193.98
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,746.39
|
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.54
|
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.76
|
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.85
|
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.37
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 33.0% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.41
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.29
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€89.54
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€134.00
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
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