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Lower Hutt vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Lower Hutt is 13.6% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% less in Lower Hutt
Groceries: pay 4.8% more in Lower Hutt
Transportation: pay 33.9% less in Lower Hutt
Housing: pay 15.9% less in Lower Hutt
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Lower Hutt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% more in Lower Hutt
Clothing: pay 4.6% more in Lower Hutt

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

Lower Hutt vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lower Hutt instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 26.6% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Lower Hutt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$14.42 NZ$24.97	-17.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.64	$10.30 NZ$17.83	-24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.00	$2.25 NZ$3.89	-35.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.56	$2.12 NZ$3.66	-29.0%
Average			-26.6%

Berlin vs. Lower Hutt - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.8% more for groceries

	Berlin	Lower Hutt
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.94	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-12.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.10	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-43.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.41	$6.79 NZ$11.75	+32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.33	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+74.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.74	$3.99 NZ$6.91	-27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.33	$1.24 NZ$2.15	-19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.80	$0.92 NZ$1.59	-2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.03	$1.33 NZ$2.30	+10.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.51	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+31.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.78	$0.91 NZ$1.58	+0.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.67	$0.84 NZ$1.45	+7.8%
Average			+4.8%

Berlin vs. Lower Hutt - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.9% less for transportation

	Berlin	Lower Hutt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.46	$6.14 NZ$10.63	-18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €59.18	$28.85 NZ$49.93	-58.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,084.89	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	-4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.48	$14.55 NZ$25.19	-54.5%
Average			-33.9%

Berlin vs. Lower Hutt - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.9% less for housing

	Berlin	Lower Hutt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.22	$48.75 NZ$84.39	-3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,225.63	$1,442.32 NZ$2,496.67	+1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €917.51	$1,057.70 NZ$1,830.89	-1.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €237.97	$109.37 NZ$189.31	-60.5%
Average			-15.9%

Berlin vs. Lower Hutt - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Lower Hutt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €158.81	$692.32 NZ$1,198.40	+274.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,227.37	$11,538.60 NZ$19,973.35	+20.4%
Average			+147.4%

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pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Lower Hutt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.51	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+26.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.82	$3.46 NZ$5.99	-22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.73	$19.62 NZ$33.95	+93.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.31	$41.83 NZ$72.40	+7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.79	$10.38 NZ$17.98	-30.3%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 4.6% more for clothing

	Berlin	Lower Hutt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €80.55	$69.31 NZ$119.97	-26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.47	$54.81 NZ$94.87	+25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €91.61	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €111.30	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+12.8%
Average			+4.6%

Berlin vs. Lower Hutt - Cost of clothing

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