Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 6.8% cheaper than Alexandria.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Alexandria, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
Alexandria
|
Berlin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$15.24
€14.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.50
|
$10.88
€10.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
Alexandria
|
Berlin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.37
|
$6.94
€6.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.50
|
$4.68
€4.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
|
$3.49
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.65
|
$6.38
€5.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.75
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 38.1% more for transportation
Alexandria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$7.43
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.50
|
$53.34
€49.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,981.99
|
$32,415.23
€29,857.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.46
€23.45
|
|
pay 8.7% less for housing
Alexandria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.00
|
$42.52
€39.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,450.00
|
$1,392.07
€1,282.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,012.50
|
$988.74
€910.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.20
|
$278.35
€256.39
|
|
pay 73.4% less for childcare
Alexandria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
|
$209.09
€192.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,000.00
|
$9,427.53
€8,683.77
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
Alexandria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$4.90
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$4.05
€3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.93
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
|
$37.56
€34.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$13.33
€12.28
|
|
pay 36.5% more for clothing
Alexandria
|
Berlin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.67
|
$88.82
€81.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$41.27
€38.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.67
|
$96.51
€88.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.33
|
$144.43
€133.04
|
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