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Isle of Man

Douglas vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Douglas is 10.1% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 12.9% more in Douglas
Groceries: pay 3.1% more in Douglas
Transportation: pay 4.9% more in Douglas
Housing: pay 8.3% less in Douglas
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in Douglas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.3% more in Douglas
Clothing: pay 15.3% less in Douglas

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

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Douglas vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.9% more for restaurants

	Berlin	Douglas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$27.75 £20.82	+65.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$11.89 £8.92	-11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.06	$2.71 £2.03	-21.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.76	$2.12 £1.59	-31.5%
Average			+12.9%

Berlin vs. Douglas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1% more for groceries

	Berlin	Douglas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$2.63 £1.98	+9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.65	$4.01 £3.01	-53.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.20	$9.41 £7.06	+99.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.98	$5.30 £3.97	+18.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.84	$3.87 £2.91	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.43	$1.36 £1.02	-15.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.82 £0.61	-9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.35	$1.74 £1.30	+14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$1.61 £1.21	-5.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.35 £1.01	+43.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$1.35 £1.01	+37.7%
Average			+3.1%

Berlin vs. Douglas - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.9% more for transportation

	Berlin	Douglas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.71	$7.35 £5.52	-15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.79	$96.91 £72.71	+37.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	$43,752.78 £32,827.71	+32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €26.96	$16.65 £12.49	-45.0%
Average			+4.9%

Berlin vs. Douglas - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.3% less for housing

	Berlin	Douglas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €42.90	$72.49 £54.39	+50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,316.32	$1,233.89 £925.79	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €991.62	$1,068.05 £801.36	-4.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €262.63	$261.61 £196.29	-11.3%
Average			-8.3%

Berlin vs. Douglas - Cost of housing

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Douglas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.56	$1,739.89 £1,305.44	+1104.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,109.93	$52,196.76 £39,163.23	+229.3%
Average			+529.8%

Berlin vs. Douglas - Cost of childcare

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pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Douglas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.83	$6.54 £4.91	+20.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.86	$5.01 £3.76	+15.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.37	$22.46 £16.86	+113.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.65	$64.75 £48.58	+61.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$15.86 £11.90	+1.2%
Average			+30.3%

Berlin vs. Douglas - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

	Berlin	Douglas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €84.95	$99.11 £74.36	+3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.86	$44.60 £33.46	-5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.09	$111.22 £83.45	+6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €125.65	$69.38 £52.05	-50.9%
Average			-15.3%

Berlin vs. Douglas - Cost of clothing

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