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Bristol vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Bristol is 12.9% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 6.0% less in Bristol
Groceries: pay 16.2% less in Bristol
Transportation: pay 9.2% more in Bristol
Housing: pay 18.3% more in Bristol
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Bristol
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.0% more in Bristol
Clothing: pay 6.8% less in Bristol

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

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Bristol vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.0% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Bristol
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$21.14 £15.81	+25.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$10.57 £7.90	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.07	$2.62 £1.96	-23.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.77	$1.79 £1.34	-42.3%
Average			-6.0%

Berlin vs. Bristol - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.2% less for groceries

	Berlin	Bristol
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$1.68 £1.25	-30.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.67	$4.12 £3.08	-52.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.21	$5.80 £4.33	+22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.99	$4.33 £3.24	-3.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.85	$4.31 £3.22	-20.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.41 £1.05	-12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.80 £0.60	-11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$1.20 £0.90	-21.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$1.84 £1.38	+8.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.94 £0.70	-0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.67 £0.50	-31.4%
Average			-16.2%

Berlin vs. Bristol - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.2% more for transportation

	Berlin	Bristol
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.73	$7.95 £5.94	-8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.96	$120.25 £89.91	+70.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	+16.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.03	$16.65 £12.45	-45.0%
Average			+9.2%

Berlin vs. Bristol - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.3% more for housing

	Berlin	Bristol
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.02	$38.47 £28.76	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,320.02	$1,912.48 £1,429.95	+29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €994.41	$1,449.18 £1,083.54	+30.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €263.37	$243.80 £182.28	-17.4%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Bristol
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.92	$2,237.19 £1,672.73	+1448.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,149.60	$24,907.43 £18,623.09	+57.1%
Average			+393.3%

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pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Bristol
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.85	$7.66 £5.73	+41.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.87	$5.12 £3.83	+18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.39	$23.19 £17.34	+120.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.75	$48.60 £36.34	+21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.99	$13.88 £10.37	-11.5%
Average			+22.0%

Berlin vs. Bristol - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.8% less for clothing

	Berlin	Bristol
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.18	$100.10 £74.84	+4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.98	$48.16 £36.01	+2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.36	$106.50 £79.63	+1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.00	$97.31 £72.75	-31.1%
Average			-6.8%

Berlin vs. Bristol - Cost of clothing

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