Cost of living comparison

Germany

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United Kingdom

Harlow vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Harlow is 12.6% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% less in Harlow
Groceries: pay 44.1% less in Harlow
Transportation: pay 9.9% less in Harlow
Housing: pay 6.4% less in Harlow
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Harlow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% more in Harlow
Clothing: pay 44.1% less in Harlow

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

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Harlow vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.9% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Harlow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$21.08 £15.76	+25.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$10.57 £7.90	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.07	$2.67 £2.00	-22.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.77	$1.81 £1.35	-41.8%
Average			-5.9%

Berlin vs. Harlow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.1% less for groceries

	Berlin	Harlow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$1.36 £1.01	-43.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.67	$3.30 £2.47	-61.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.21	$5.00 £3.74	+6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.99	$2.30 £1.72	-48.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.85	$2.75 £2.06	-49.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$0.90 £0.67	-44.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.54 £0.40	-40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$0.51 £0.38	-66.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$0.90 £0.67	-47.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.74 £0.55	-21.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.59 £0.44	-39.3%
Average			-44.1%

Berlin vs. Harlow - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.9% less for transportation

	Berlin	Harlow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.73	$7.05 £5.27	-18.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.96	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	$37,561.84 £28,084.69	+14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.03	$19.08 £14.27	-37.0%
Average			-9.9%

Berlin vs. Harlow - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.4% less for housing

	Berlin	Harlow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.02	$28.08 £21.00	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,320.02	$1,387.51 £1,037.43	-6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €994.41	$1,321.44 £988.03	+18.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €263.37	$171.28 £128.07	-42.0%
Average			-6.4%

Berlin vs. Harlow - Cost of housing

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Harlow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.92	$1,057.15 £790.42	+631.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,149.60	$19,821.55 £14,820.42	+25.0%
Average			+202.5%

Berlin vs. Harlow - Cost of childcare

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pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Harlow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.85	$6.90 £5.16	+27.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.87	$5.57 £4.17	+28.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.39	$20.97 £15.68	+99.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.75	$46.25 £34.58	+15.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.99	$12.55 £9.38	-20.0%
Average			+15.8%

Berlin vs. Harlow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 44.1% less for clothing

	Berlin	Harlow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.18	$69.38 £51.87	-27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.98	$31.38 £23.47	-33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.36	$77.63 £58.05	-25.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.00	$38.32 £28.65	-72.9%
Average			-44.1%

Berlin vs. Harlow - Cost of clothing

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