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Conway vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Conway is 21.6% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants
pay 11.3% less in Conway
Groceries
pay 11.0% less in Conway
Transportation
pay 40.6% less in Conway
Housing
pay 30.3% less in Conway
Childcare
pay 83.0% more in Conway
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.9% less in Conway
Clothing
pay 20.8% less in Conway

Expenses including transportation, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Conway. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Conway.

Conway vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 11.3% less for restaurants

 
Berlin
Conway
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.80
€15.07
$18.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.44
€12.05
$11.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.44
€3.09
$2.25
 

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pay 11.0% less for groceries

 
Berlin
Conway
Bread
1 loaf
$2.40
€2.15
$3.35
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.59
€7.71
$5.58
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.72
€4.23
$3.61
 

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pay 40.6% less for transportation

 
Berlin
Conway
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.66
€7.77
$3.70
 
Monthly public transit pass $70.54
€63.29
$36.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,914.63
€29,529.36
$35,052.00
 

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pay 30.3% less for housing

 
Berlin
Conway
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.20
€43.24
$72.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,478.95
€1,326.84
$849.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,114.14
€999.55
$851.67
 

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pay 83.0% more for childcare

 
Berlin
Conway
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $144.45
€129.59
$766.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,853.22
€14,222.71
$10,000.00
 

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pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Berlin
Conway
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.43
€4.87
$4.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.34
€3.89
$5.00
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.53
€9.44
$9.00
 

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

 
Berlin
Conway
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$95.44
€85.62
$72.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.03
€42.19
$36.67
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.60
€93.84
$78.75
 

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