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Napier vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Napier is 11.4% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% less in Napier
Groceries: pay 17.6% less in Napier
Transportation: pay 32.1% less in Napier
Housing: pay 19.5% less in Napier
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Napier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% less in Napier
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in Napier

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

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Napier vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.4% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Napier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$18.49 NZ$32.46	+10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$9.52 NZ$16.72	-29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.07	$2.18 NZ$3.84	-36.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.77	$2.24 NZ$3.93	-27.7%
Average			-14.4%

Berlin vs. Napier - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.6% less for groceries

	Berlin	Napier
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$1.50 NZ$2.63	-37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.67	$3.81 NZ$6.69	-55.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.21	$6.02 NZ$10.57	+27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.99	$5.71 NZ$10.03	+27.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.85	$3.87 NZ$6.80	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.04 NZ$1.83	-35.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.73 NZ$1.28	-19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$1.43 NZ$2.51	-6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$1.30 NZ$2.27	-23.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.79 NZ$1.39	-15.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$1.14 NZ$2.01	+16.8%
Average			-17.6%

Berlin vs. Napier - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.1% less for transportation

	Berlin	Napier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.73	$5.88 NZ$10.32	-32.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.96	$44.82 NZ$78.69	-36.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	$25,203.61 NZ$44,251.79	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.03	$16.92 NZ$29.70	-44.1%
Average			-32.1%

Berlin vs. Napier - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.5% less for housing

	Berlin	Napier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.02	$48.36 NZ$84.92	+0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,320.02	$1,196.04 NZ$2,099.97	-19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €994.41	$1,056.83 NZ$1,855.55	-5.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €263.37	$140.30 NZ$246.33	-52.5%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Napier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.92	$700.26 NZ$1,229.49	+384.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,149.60	??
Average			+384.8%

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pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Napier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.85	$6.72 NZ$11.80	+23.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.87	$3.36 NZ$5.90	-22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.39	$20.17 NZ$35.41	+91.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.75	$33.61 NZ$59.02	-16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.99	$8.40 NZ$14.75	-46.4%
Average			-13.3%

Berlin vs. Napier - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Berlin	Napier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.18	$105.04 NZ$184.42	+10.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.98	$54.15 NZ$95.08	+15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.36	$102.24 NZ$179.51	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.00	$117.64 NZ$206.55	-16.7%
Average			+0.8%

Berlin vs. Napier - Cost of clothing

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