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Darwin vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Darwin is 8.9% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 6.7% more in Darwin
Groceries: pay 2.1% more in Darwin
Transportation: pay 32.0% less in Darwin
Housing: pay 17.0% more in Darwin
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Darwin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.6% more in Darwin
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Darwin

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

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Darwin vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.7% more for restaurants

	Berlin	Darwin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$22.63 A$32.55	+34.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$11.14 A$16.03	-17.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.06	$3.35 A$4.82	-2.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.76	$3.08 A$4.42	-0.8%
Average			+6.7%

Berlin vs. Darwin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1% more for groceries

	Berlin	Darwin
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$3.03 A$4.36	+26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.65	$4.53 A$6.51	-47.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.20	$5.71 A$8.22	+21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.98	$4.41 A$6.35	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.84	$3.79 A$5.45	-30.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.43	$1.78 A$2.56	+10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$1.26 A$1.82	+39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.35	$1.26 A$1.81	-17.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$2.28 A$3.28	+34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.16 A$1.67	+22.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$1.06 A$1.53	+8.7%
Average			+2.1%

Berlin vs. Darwin - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.0% less for transportation

	Berlin	Darwin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.71	$4.94 A$7.10	-43.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.79	$48.52 A$69.80	-31.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	$30,929.08 A$44,495.87	-6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €26.96	$14.18 A$20.39	-53.2%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 17.0% more for housing

	Berlin	Darwin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €42.90	$60.57 A$87.14	+25.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,316.32	$1,740.60 A$2,504.10	+17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €991.62	$1,689.54 A$2,430.65	+51.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €262.63	$165.88 A$238.64	-43.8%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Darwin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.56	$1,922.32 A$2,765.53	+1230.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,109.93	$8,354.88 A$12,019.68	-47.3%
Average			+164.8%

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pay 48.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Darwin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.83	$7.66 A$11.02	+41.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.86	$4.08 A$5.87	-6.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.37	$44.55 A$64.09	+323.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.65	$80.36 A$115.60	+100.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$17.06 A$24.54	+8.8%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Berlin	Darwin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €84.95	$84.42 A$121.45	-11.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.86	$46.42 A$66.78	-1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.09	$104.43 A$150.24	-0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €125.65	$139.25 A$200.33	-1.4%
Average			-3.7%

Berlin vs. Darwin - Cost of clothing

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