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Kingston Upon Thames vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Thames is 16.5% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Groceries: pay 19.9% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Transportation: pay 16.9% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Housing: pay 37.1% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Kingston Upon Thames
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.8% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Clothing: pay 6.6% less in Kingston Upon Thames

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

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Kingston Upon Thames vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston Upon Thames instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 3.6% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Kingston Upon Thames
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$21.80 £16.47	+29.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$10.57 £7.98	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.07	$2.95 £2.23	-14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.77	$1.78 £1.35	-42.5%
Average			-3.6%

Berlin vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.9% less for groceries

	Berlin	Kingston Upon Thames
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$1.72 £1.30	-28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.67	$4.24 £3.20	-50.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.21	$6.28 £4.74	+33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.99	$5.01 £3.78	+11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.85	$3.98 £3.00	-26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.44 £1.09	-10.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.63 £0.48	-30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$1.15 £0.87	-24.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$1.28 £0.97	-24.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.74 £0.56	-21.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.80 £0.60	-18.4%
Average			-19.9%

Berlin vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.9% less for transportation

	Berlin	Kingston Upon Thames
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.73	$7.70 £5.82	-11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.97	$42.29 £31.93	-40.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,380.19	$38,182.92 £28,835.78	+16.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.04	$16.52 £12.47	-45.5%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 37.1% more for housing

	Berlin	Kingston Upon Thames
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.02	$40.48 £30.57	-16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,320.13	$2,015.19 £1,521.87	+36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €994.50	$1,866.53 £1,409.61	+67.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €263.40	$284.00 £214.48	-3.8%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Kingston Upon Thames
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.93	$2,636.27 £1,990.91	+1725.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,150.87	$22,279.43 £16,825.44	+40.5%
Average			+406.4%

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pay 68.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Kingston Upon Thames
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.85	$9.25 £6.99	+70.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.87	$5.38 £4.07	+24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.40	$23.46 £17.71	+122.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.76	$102.63 £77.51	+156.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.99	$19.82 £14.97	+26.4%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 6.6% less for clothing

	Berlin	Kingston Upon Thames
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.19	$113.97 £86.07	+19.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.98	$52.86 £39.92	+12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.36	$79.29 £59.88	-24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.01	$105.71 £79.84	-25.1%
Average			-6.6%

Berlin vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of clothing

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