Cost of living comparison

Germany

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Canada

Burnaby vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Burnaby is 2.2% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 12.4% less in Burnaby
Groceries: pay 13.5% more in Burnaby
Transportation: pay 25.5% less in Burnaby
Housing: pay 0.5% less in Burnaby
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Burnaby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% more in Burnaby
Clothing: pay 25.1% less in Burnaby

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

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Burnaby vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.4% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Burnaby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$21.04 CA$29.46	+25.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$9.12 CA$12.77	-32.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.07	$2.34 CA$3.27	-32.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.77	$1.72 CA$2.41	-44.6%
Average			-12.4%

Berlin vs. Burnaby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.5% more for groceries

	Berlin	Burnaby
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$2.76 CA$3.87	+15.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.67	$6.88 CA$9.63	-20.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.21	$8.89 CA$12.45	+88.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.99	$3.16 CA$4.42	-29.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.85	$6.21 CA$8.69	+14.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.98 CA$2.77	+22.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.58 CA$0.81	-36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$2.01 CA$2.82	+32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$2.07 CA$2.90	+21.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.29 CA$1.80	+36.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$1.62 CA$2.27	+66.0%
Average			+13.5%

Berlin vs. Burnaby - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.5% less for transportation

	Berlin	Burnaby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.73	$4.95 CA$6.93	-42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.96	$78.27 CA$109.60	+11.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	$27,760.48 CA$38,871.61	-15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.03	$14.62 CA$20.47	-51.7%
Average			-25.5%

Berlin vs. Burnaby - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.5% less for housing

	Berlin	Burnaby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.02	$52.60 CA$73.66	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,320.02	$1,648.23 CA$2,307.94	+11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €994.41	$1,499.19 CA$2,099.24	+34.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €263.37	$93.86 CA$131.43	-68.2%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Burnaby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.92	$635.62 CA$890.03	+340.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,149.60	??
Average			+340.0%

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pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Burnaby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.85	$8.42 CA$11.79	+55.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.87	$4.54 CA$6.36	+4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.39	$14.03 CA$19.64	+33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.75	$30.16 CA$42.23	-24.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.99	$14.03 CA$19.64	-10.5%
Average			+2.7%

Berlin vs. Burnaby - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.1% less for clothing

	Berlin	Burnaby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.18	$52.30 CA$73.23	-45.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.98	$51.43 CA$72.02	+9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.36	$100.53 CA$140.77	-3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.00	$77.15 CA$108.03	-45.3%
Average			-25.1%

Berlin vs. Burnaby - Cost of clothing

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