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Liverpool vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Liverpool is 5.7% cheaper than Berlin.

Groceries: pay 21.1% less in Liverpool
Transportation: pay 9.7% more in Liverpool
Housing: pay 22.7% less in Liverpool
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Liverpool
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% more in Liverpool
Clothing: pay 11.7% less in Liverpool

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

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Liverpool vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay about the same for restaurants

	Berlin	Liverpool
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$25.11 £18.77	+49.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$10.29 £7.69	-23.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.07	$2.42 £1.81	-29.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.77	$1.85 £1.38	-40.4%

Berlin vs. Liverpool - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.1% less for groceries

	Berlin	Liverpool
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$1.68 £1.25	-30.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.67	$3.98 £2.98	-53.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.21	$6.59 £4.92	+39.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.99	$3.79 £2.83	-15.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.85	$3.76 £2.81	-30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.27 £0.95	-21.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.75 £0.56	-17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$1.27 £0.95	-16.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$1.31 £0.98	-22.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.90 £0.68	-4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.68 £0.51	-30.9%
Average			-21.1%

Berlin vs. Liverpool - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.7% more for transportation

	Berlin	Liverpool
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.73	$7.90 £5.91	-8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.96	$103.07 £77.07	+46.1%
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	$26.16 £19.56	-13.6%
Average			+9.7%

Berlin vs. Liverpool - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.7% less for housing

	Berlin	Liverpool
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.02	$41.18 £30.79	-14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,320.02	$1,176.48 £879.64	-20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €994.41	$827.07 £618.40	-25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €263.37	$227.49 £170.10	-22.9%
Average			-22.7%

Berlin vs. Liverpool - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Liverpool
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.92	$1,775.86 £1,327.80	+1129.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,149.60	$15,788.66 £11,805.05	-0.4%
Average			+249.9%

Berlin vs. Liverpool - Cost of childcare

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pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Liverpool
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.85	$6.61 £4.94	+21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.87	$5.04 £3.77	+16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.39	$23.46 £17.54	+122.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.75	$32.74 £24.48	-18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.99	$18.50 £13.83	+18.0%
Average			+15.1%

Berlin vs. Liverpool - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.7% less for clothing

	Berlin	Liverpool
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.18	$91.91 £68.72	-3.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.98	$42.87 £32.05	-8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.36	$100.99 £75.51	-3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.00	$101.04 £75.55	-28.4%
Average			-11.7%

Berlin vs. Liverpool - Cost of clothing

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