Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 6.6% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
$9.97
€9.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.54
|
$2.90
€2.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$2.39
€2.24
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.46
|
$6.93
€6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.40
|
$5.11
€4.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.68
|
$3.15
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$4.93
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.48
|
$93.45
€87.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,083.57
|
$32,967.00
€30,820.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.85
|
$22.98
€21.48
|
|
pay 5.6% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.91
|
$42.65
€39.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,679.61
|
$1,347.77
€1,260.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,473.44
|
$999.06
€934.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.33
|
$273.14
€255.35
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,613.15
|
$210.36
€196.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,734.76
|
$7,885.50
€7,372.03
|
|
pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.26
|
$3.62
€3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.43
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€37.01
|
$41.73
€39.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.36
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.87
|
$91.74
€85.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.58
|
$38.98
€36.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€85.04
|
$94.97
€88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.72
|
$118.23
€110.53
|
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