Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.6% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Austria, you would:
pay 7.4% more for restaurants
Austria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.30
|
$15.24
€14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
$10.88
€10.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.78
|
$3.08
€2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
Austria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
$2.14
€2.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.67
|
$6.94
€6.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.19
|
$4.68
€4.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.40
|
$6.38
€5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.89
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$1.65
€1.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Austria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.08
|
$7.43
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€46.29
|
$53.34
€49.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
$32,415.23
€30,237.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.37
|
$25.46
€23.75
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
Austria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
$42.52
€39.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€812.95
|
$1,392.07
€1,298.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€639.31
|
$988.74
€922.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
$278.35
€259.65
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
Austria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€438.02
|
$209.09
€195.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
$9,427.53
€8,794.20
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.28
|
$4.90
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.30
|
$4.05
€3.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.36
|
$37.56
€35.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.83
|
$13.33
€12.44
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Austria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
$88.82
€82.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
$41.27
€38.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
$96.51
€90.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€116.90
|
$144.43
€134.73
|
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