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Fort Lauderdale vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Fort Lauderdale is 26.5% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% more in Fort Lauderdale
Groceries: pay 25.0% more in Fort Lauderdale
Transportation: pay 24.9% less in Fort Lauderdale
Housing: pay 48.4% more in Fort Lauderdale
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Fort Lauderdale
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.7% more in Fort Lauderdale
Clothing: pay 25.7% less in Fort Lauderdale

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

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Fort Lauderdale vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Lauderdale instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 27.6% more for restaurants

	Berlin	Fort Lauderdale
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$30.00	+78.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$14.86	+10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.07	$2.96	-13.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.77	$2.12	-31.5%
Average			+27.6%

Berlin vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.0% more for groceries

	Berlin	Fort Lauderdale
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$4.91	+104.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.67	$8.72	+1.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.21	$3.99	-15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.99	$4.87	+8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.85	$4.75	-12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$2.91	+80.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.90	-0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$1.96	+28.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$2.48	+45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.29	+36.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$1.48	+51.5%
Average			+25.0%

Berlin vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.9% less for transportation

	Berlin	Fort Lauderdale
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.73	$3.95	-54.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.96	$81.00	+14.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	$33,000.00	+0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.03	$18.91	-37.6%
Average			-24.9%

Berlin vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of transportation

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pay 48.4% more for housing

	Berlin	Fort Lauderdale
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.02	$80.74	+67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,320.02	$2,536.00	+71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €994.41	$2,032.00	+82.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €263.37	$164.95	-44.1%
Average			+48.4%

Berlin vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of housing

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Fort Lauderdale
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.92	$1,020.00	+606.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,149.60	$41,914.29	+164.4%
Average			+332.1%

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pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Fort Lauderdale
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.85	$6.00	+10.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.87	$5.25	+21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.39	$11.50	+9.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.75	$68.71	+71.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.99	$18.00	+14.8%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 25.7% less for clothing

	Berlin	Fort Lauderdale
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.18	$46.80	-51.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.98	$41.67	-11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.36	$89.00	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.00	$116.25	-17.7%
Average			-25.7%

Berlin vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of clothing

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