Cost of living comparison

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Al Hillah vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Al Hillah is 60.1% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 78.2% less in Al Hillah
Groceries: pay 58.5% less in Al Hillah
Transportation: pay 45.4% less in Al Hillah
Housing: pay 65.0% less in Al Hillah
Childcare: pay 70.4% less in Al Hillah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.2% less in Al Hillah
Clothing: pay 54.1% less in Al Hillah

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Al Hillah.

Al Hillah vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al Hillah instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 78.2% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Al Hillah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.28	$4.38 IQD5,739	-75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.82	$6.02 IQD7,880	-55.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.04	$0.38 IQD497	-89.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.60	$0.21 IQD269	-93.1%
Average			-78.2%

Berlin vs. Al Hillah - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.5% less for groceries

	Berlin	Al Hillah
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.97	$0.76 IQD994	-66.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.19	$2.28 IQD2,980	-67.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.48	$4.75 IQD6,216	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.39	$1.69 IQD2,217	-56.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.81	$2.06 IQD2,704	-62.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.35	$0.56 IQD736	-63.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.82	$0.50 IQD656	-46.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.05	$0.46 IQD596	-62.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.54	$0.33 IQD431	-81.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.79	$0.30 IQD391	-67.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.68	$0.30 IQD387	-61.9%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 45.4% less for transportation

	Berlin	Al Hillah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.56	$2.06 IQD2,697	-72.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €60.11	$64.47 IQD84,447	-6.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,527.12	$17,065.15 IQD22M	-47.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.92	$14.41 IQD18,876	-55.0%
Average			-45.4%

Berlin vs. Al Hillah - Cost of transportation

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pay 65.0% less for housing

	Berlin	Al Hillah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.90	$37.92 IQD49,675	-24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,244.93	$367.90 IQD482K	-74.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €931.96	$192.67 IQD252K	-82.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €241.71	$58.00 IQD75,974	-79.1%
Average			-65.0%

Berlin vs. Al Hillah - Cost of housing

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pay 70.4% less for childcare

	Berlin	Al Hillah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €161.31	$94.81 IQD124K	-48.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,356.92	$758.45 IQD993K	-92.1%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Al Hillah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.58	$2.89 IQD3,786	-45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.88	$3.15 IQD4,120	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.86	$1.90 IQD2,484	-81.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.84	$22.75 IQD29,805	-41.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.99	$7.58 IQD9,935	-49.1%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 54.1% less for clothing

	Berlin	Al Hillah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €81.82	$26.88 IQD35,207	-71.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €38.06	$27.70 IQD36,281	-36.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €93.05	$60.81 IQD79,653	-43.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €113.05	$44.46 IQD58,241	-65.7%
Average			-54.1%

Berlin vs. Al Hillah - Cost of clothing

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