Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 77.4% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
Berlin
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.72
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.25
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.79
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.62
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 23.8% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.57
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.65
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.55
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 28.2% more for housing
Berlin
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€936.98
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€197.29
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 61.4% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.40
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.13
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 46.3% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.88
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
|
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