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Germany

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United Kingdom

Leeds vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Leeds is 3.2% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 4.1% less in Leeds
Groceries: pay 16.8% less in Leeds
Transportation: pay 11.3% more in Leeds
Housing: pay 19.6% less in Leeds
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Leeds
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.9% more in Leeds
Clothing: pay 17.1% less in Leeds

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

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Leeds vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.1% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Leeds
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$20.81 £15.56	+23.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$9.25 £6.92	-31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.07	$3.75 £2.81	+9.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.77	$2.64 £1.97	-14.9%
Average			-4.1%

Berlin vs. Leeds - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.8% less for groceries

	Berlin	Leeds
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$1.47 £1.10	-38.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.67	$5.44 £4.07	-36.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.21	$6.16 £4.61	+30.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.99	$4.12 £3.08	-7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.85	$3.89 £2.91	-28.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.39 £1.04	-13.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.88 £0.66	-2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$1.27 £0.95	-16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$1.56 £1.16	-8.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.74 £0.55	-21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.76 £0.57	-22.0%
Average			-16.8%

Berlin vs. Leeds - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.3% more for transportation

	Berlin	Leeds
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.73	$7.93 £5.93	-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.96	$122.89 £91.89	+74.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	+16.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.03	$19.35 £14.46	-36.1%
Average			+11.3%

Berlin vs. Leeds - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.6% less for housing

	Berlin	Leeds
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.02	$40.96 £30.63	-15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,320.02	$1,239.11 £926.47	-16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €994.41	$923.98 £690.85	-17.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €263.37	$192.27 £143.76	-34.8%
Average			-19.6%

Berlin vs. Leeds - Cost of housing

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Leeds
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.92	$1,867.19 £1,396.08	+1192.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,149.60	$21,960.17 £16,419.44	+38.5%
Average			+323.2%

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pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Leeds
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.85	$7.27 £5.43	+33.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.87	$4.96 £3.71	+14.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.39	$20.22 £15.12	+92.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.75	$41.25 £30.84	+3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.99	$13.54 £10.13	-13.6%
Average			+12.9%

Berlin vs. Leeds - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.1% less for clothing

	Berlin	Leeds
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.18	$88.07 £65.85	-7.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.98	$46.48 £34.75	-1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.36	$87.93 £65.74	-15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.00	$86.79 £64.89	-38.5%
Average			-17.1%

Berlin vs. Leeds - Cost of clothing

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