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Apeldoorn vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Apeldoorn is 3.0% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 14.1% more in Apeldoorn
Groceries: pay 1.3% less in Apeldoorn
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in Apeldoorn
Housing: pay 16.5% less in Apeldoorn
Childcare: pay 79.2% more in Apeldoorn
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.0% more in Apeldoorn
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Apeldoorn

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

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Apeldoorn vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Apeldoorn instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 14.1% more for restaurants

	Berlin	Apeldoorn
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$21.83 €19.49	+30.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$13.44 €11.99
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.07	$3.64 €3.25	+5.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.77	$3.36 €3.00	+8.3%
Average			+14.1%

Berlin vs. Apeldoorn - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.3% less for groceries

	Berlin	Apeldoorn
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$2.25 €2.01	-6.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.67	$6.89 €6.15	-19.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.21	$5.51 €4.92	+16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.99	$5.22 €4.66	+16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.85	$6.57 €5.87	+20.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.25 €1.12	-22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$1.12 €1.00	+24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$0.97 €0.87	-36.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$1.98 €1.76	+16.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.87 €0.77	-8.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$1.04 €0.93	+6.3%
Average			-1.3%

Berlin vs. Apeldoorn - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	Berlin	Apeldoorn
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.73	$9.16 €8.18	+5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.96	$67.18 €59.96	-4.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	$41,419.02 €36,968.05	+25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.03	$24.04 €21.45	-20.6%
Average			+5.5%

Berlin vs. Apeldoorn - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.5% less for housing

	Berlin	Apeldoorn
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.02	$55.99 €49.97	+16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,320.02	$951.78 €849.50	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €994.41	$1,175.72 €1,049.38	+5.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €263.37	$235.86 €210.52	-20.1%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 79.2% more for childcare

	Berlin	Apeldoorn
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.92	$1,231.71 €1,099.35	+752.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,149.60	$5,971.92 €5,330.17	-62.3%
Average			+79.2%

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pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Apeldoorn
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.85	$5.88 €5.25	+8.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.87	$4.55 €4.06	+5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.39	$14.00 €12.49	+33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.75	$33.59 €29.98	-16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.99	$15.68 €13.99
Average			+1.0%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Berlin	Apeldoorn
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.18	$76.14 €67.96	-20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.98	$39.19 €34.98	-16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.36	$89.58 €79.95	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.00	$102.18 €91.20	-27.6%
Average			-19.9%

Berlin vs. Apeldoorn - Cost of clothing

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