Cost of living comparison
London is 2.1 times more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in London instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
Berlin
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.22
|
$25.22
£19.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.15
|
$10.09
£7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.87
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.56
|
$2.08
£1.65
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
Berlin
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€2.00
|
$1.96
£1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.47
|
$4.74
£3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.36
|
$6.34
£5.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
$3.99
£3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.95
|
$4.28
£3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.54
|
$1.76
£1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 93.8% more for transportation
Berlin
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.93
|
$7.20
£5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.75
|
$252.24
£199.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,237.61
|
$34,406.00
£27,200.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.75
|
$25.33
£20.02
|
|
pay 48.2% more for housing
Berlin
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.66
|
$39.12
£30.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,298.55
|
$2,697.16
£2,132.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€922.32
|
$2,027.26
£1,602.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€259.65
|
$284.51
£224.92
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€195.04
|
$2,321.07
£1,834.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,794.20
|
$25,293.41
£19,996.36
|
|
pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.57
|
$8.20
£6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.78
|
$4.56
£3.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€35.04
|
$58.95
£46.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.44
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
Berlin
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.86
|
$103.07
£81.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.50
|
$49.65
£39.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€90.03
|
$112.31
£88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€134.73
|
$123.32
£97.49
|
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