Cost of living comparison
Cork is 27.4% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Cork instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Cork
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.72
|
$1.95
€1.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.25
|
$1.56
€1.47
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Cork
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
$1.71
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$3.69
€3.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.79
|
$4.78
€4.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
$3.40
€3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.62
|
$3.99
€3.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.01
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.36
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.74
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Cork
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.57
|
$7.63
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.65
|
$91.25
€85.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
$32,983.49
€30,934.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.55
|
$17.63
€16.53
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
Berlin
|
Cork
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
$56.34
€52.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
$1,550.22
€1,453.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€936.98
|
$1,251.94
€1,174.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
$151.05
€141.66
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Cork
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€197.29
|
$1,047.91
€982.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
$7,036.48
€6,599.27
|
|
pay 30.7% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Cork
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.40
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.13
|
$54.31
€50.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Cork
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
$89.52
€83.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
$40.40
€37.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
$93.58
€87.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.88
|
$100.60
€94.35
|
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