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Farmington Hills vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Farmington Hills is 3.9% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% less in Farmington Hills
Groceries: pay 1.7% more in Farmington Hills
Transportation: pay 30.1% less in Farmington Hills
Housing: pay 3.2% less in Farmington Hills
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Farmington Hills
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% more in Farmington Hills
Clothing: pay 31.5% less in Farmington Hills

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

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Farmington Hills vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Farmington Hills instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 17.1% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Farmington Hills
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$16.50	-1.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.05	$10.50	-21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.09	$2.10	-39.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.78	$2.00	-35.5%
Average			-17.1%

Berlin vs. Farmington Hills - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.7% more for groceries

	Berlin	Farmington Hills
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.15	$2.14	-10.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.71	$5.24	-39.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.23	$3.06	-35.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €4.01	$2.79	-37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.88	$5.25	-3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.54	-4.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.49	-45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.37	$3.00	+97.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.52	$1.62	-4.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.85	$2.60	+176.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.88	$2.07	+111.1%
Average			+1.7%

Berlin vs. Farmington Hills - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.1% less for transportation

	Berlin	Farmington Hills
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.77	$3.70	-57.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €63.29	$66.00	-6.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,529.36	$34,000.00	+3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.17	$17.68	-41.6%
Average			-30.1%

Berlin vs. Farmington Hills - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.2% less for housing

	Berlin	Farmington Hills
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.24	$52.50	+8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,326.84	$1,545.00	+4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €999.55	$1,295.75	+16.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €264.73	$137.65	-53.4%
Average			-3.2%

Berlin vs. Farmington Hills - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Farmington Hills
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €129.59	$1,650.00	+1042.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,222.71	$16,800.00	+6.0%
Average			+247.9%

Berlin vs. Farmington Hills - Cost of childcare

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pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Farmington Hills
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.87	$5.00	-7.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.89	$5.00	+15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.44	$9.25	-12.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.94	$75.00	+87.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €14.06	$11.00	-29.9%
Average			+6.9%

Berlin vs. Farmington Hills - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.5% less for clothing

	Berlin	Farmington Hills
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.62	$55.00	-42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €42.19	$49.75	+5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.84	$45.00	-57.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.65	$118.50	-16.1%
Average			-31.5%

Berlin vs. Farmington Hills - Cost of clothing

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