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Fort Saskatchewan vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Fort Saskatchewan is 2.0 times more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 7.5% more in Fort Saskatchewan
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Fort Saskatchewan
Transportation: pay 18.1% less in Fort Saskatchewan
Housing: pay 3.4% less in Fort Saskatchewan
Childcare: pay 7.8 times more in Fort Saskatchewan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% more in Fort Saskatchewan
Clothing: pay 19.6% more in Fort Saskatchewan

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

Fort Saskatchewan vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.5% more for restaurants

	Berlin	Fort Saskatchewan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.14	$30.48 CA$42.66	+74.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.71	$10.76 CA$15.06	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.01	$3.23 CA$4.52	-7.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.58	$2.51 CA$3.51	-15.8%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Berlin	Fort Saskatchewan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.95	$3.20 CA$4.48	+42.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.13	$7.54 CA$10.55	+6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.43	$9.90 CA$13.85	+92.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.36	$3.56 CA$4.98	-8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.77	$6.18 CA$8.65	+12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.34	$1.51 CA$2.12	-2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$0.85 CA$1.18	-9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.04	$0.72 CA$1.00	-40.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.52	$0.72 CA$1.00	-59.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.78	$1.63 CA$2.28	+79.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.67	??
Average			+11.3%

Berlin vs. Fort Saskatchewan - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.1% less for transportation

	Berlin	Fort Saskatchewan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.50	$3.70 CA$5.18	-50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €59.56	$53.79 CA$75.28	-21.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,265.77	$38,730.08 CA$54,204.69	+18.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.66	??
Average			-18.1%

Berlin vs. Fort Saskatchewan - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4% less for housing

	Berlin	Fort Saskatchewan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.49	$100.41 CA$140.53	+99.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,233.52	$1,004.11 CA$1,405.31	-29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €923.42	$896.53 CA$1,254.74	-16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €239.50	$90.92 CA$127.24	-67.2%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 7.8 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Fort Saskatchewan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €159.84	$1,434.45 CA$2,007.58	+675.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,280.36	??
Average			+675.7%

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pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Fort Saskatchewan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.54	$7.89 CA$11.04	+50.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.85	$3.94 CA$5.52	-11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.78	$16.14 CA$22.59	+58.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.53	$57.38 CA$80.30	+47.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.87	$9.68 CA$13.55	-35.0%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 19.6% more for clothing

	Berlin	Fort Saskatchewan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €81.07	$64.55 CA$90.34	-31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.71	$71.72 CA$100.38	+64.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €92.20	$143.44 CA$200.76	+34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €112.01	$143.44 CA$200.76	+10.7%
Average			+19.6%

Berlin vs. Fort Saskatchewan - Cost of clothing

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