Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 21.4% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Berlin instead of London, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
London
|
Berlin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.85
|
$15.24
€14.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.94
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.00
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.64
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
London
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.54
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.73
|
$6.94
€6.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.99
|
$4.68
€4.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.14
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.36
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.16
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.17
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.38
|
$1.65
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.57
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 20.2% less for transportation
London
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.66
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£198.54
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£27,080.69
|
$32,415.23
€29,794.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.93
|
$25.46
€23.40
|
|
pay 23.3% less for housing
London
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£30.79
|
$42.52
€39.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,122.92
|
$1,392.07
€1,279.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,595.64
|
$988.74
€908.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£223.93
|
$278.35
€255.84
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
London
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,826.89
|
$209.09
€192.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,908.24
|
$9,427.53
€8,665.32
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.45
|
$4.90
€4.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.59
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£46.40
|
$37.56
€34.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$13.33
€12.26
|
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pay 6.9% less for clothing
London
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£81.13
|
$88.82
€81.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£39.08
|
$41.27
€37.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£88.40
|
$96.51
€88.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£97.06
|
$144.43
€132.76
|
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