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Aliso Viejo vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Aliso Viejo is 85.6% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% less in Aliso Viejo
Groceries: pay 34.1% more in Aliso Viejo
Transportation: pay 29.5% less in Aliso Viejo
Housing: pay 58.2% more in Aliso Viejo
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Aliso Viejo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% more in Aliso Viejo
Clothing: pay 6.1% less in Aliso Viejo

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Aliso Viejo are more expensive than in Berlin. Expenses including transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Aliso Viejo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Aliso Viejo.

Aliso Viejo vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aliso Viejo instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 1.4% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Aliso Viejo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$25.00	+42.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.68	$12.84	-5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.01	$2.83	-18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.57	$2.26	-24.1%
Average			-1.4%

Berlin vs. Aliso Viejo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.1% more for groceries

	Berlin	Aliso Viejo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.94	$4.52	+100.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.12	$6.22	-12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.42	$4.62	-10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.35	$4.50	+15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.76	$7.55	+36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.33	$2.90	+87.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$0.74	-20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.04	$1.75	+45.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.52	$2.17	+22.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.78	$1.38	+52.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.67	$1.22	+57.1%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 29.5% less for transportation

	Berlin	Aliso Viejo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.49	$4.78	-36.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €59.42	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,199.88	$28,500.00	-12.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.60	$19.41	-39.3%
Average			-29.5%

Berlin vs. Aliso Viejo - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.2% more for housing

	Berlin	Aliso Viejo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.39	$74.01	+47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,230.65	$2,800.00	+96.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €921.27	$2,500.00	+134.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €238.94	$153.80	-44.5%
Average			+58.2%

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Aliso Viejo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €159.46	$1,762.50	+853.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,261.05	$27,000.00	+181.8%
Average			+517.5%

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pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Aliso Viejo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.53	$8.00	+52.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.84	$5.67	+27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.76	$10.50	+3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.45	$50.00	+28.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.84	$18.00	+20.9%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 6.1% less for clothing

	Berlin	Aliso Viejo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €80.88	$61.25	-34.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.63	$44.15	+1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €91.99	$100.00	-6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €111.75	$149.85	+15.6%
Average			-6.1%

Berlin vs. Aliso Viejo - Cost of clothing

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