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New Glasgow Nova Scotia vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

New Glasgow Nova Scotia is 17.9% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 39.8% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Groceries: pay 12.4% more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Transportation: pay 35.6% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Housing: pay 16.8% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Childcare: pay 12.7% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Clothing: pay 29.5% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, clothing, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in New Glasgow Nova Scotia.

New Glasgow Nova Scotia vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Glasgow Nova Scotia instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 39.8% less for restaurants

	Berlin	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$15.07 CA$20.84	-14.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.64	$8.61 CA$11.91	-36.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.00	$1.66 CA$2.30	-52.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.56	$1.30 CA$1.79	-56.5%
Average			-39.8%

Berlin vs. New Glasgow Nova Scotia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

	Berlin	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.94	$2.86 CA$3.96	+27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.10	$6.11 CA$8.45	-13.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.41	$7.32 CA$10.13	+42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.33	$3.53 CA$4.88	-9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.74	$5.34 CA$7.38	-3.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.33	$1.77 CA$2.44	+14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.80	$0.68 CA$0.95	-27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.03	$1.50 CA$2.07	+24.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.51	$2.24 CA$3.10	+27.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.78	$0.81 CA$1.12	-11.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.67	$1.28 CA$1.77	+65.1%
Average			+12.4%

Berlin vs. New Glasgow Nova Scotia - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.6% less for transportation

	Berlin	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.46	$4.16 CA$5.75	-44.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €59.18	$57.41 CA$79.39	-16.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,084.89	$24,390.16 CA$33,727.93	-25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.48	$14.17 CA$19.60	-55.7%
Average			-35.6%

Berlin vs. New Glasgow Nova Scotia - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.8% less for housing

	Berlin	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.22	$69.37 CA$95.92	+37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,225.63	$1,076.38 CA$1,488.48	-24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €917.51	$896.99 CA$1,240.40	-16.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €237.97	$98.77 CA$136.59	-64.4%
Average			-16.8%

Berlin vs. New Glasgow Nova Scotia - Cost of housing

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pay 12.7% less for childcare

	Berlin	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €158.81	$161.46 CA$223.27	-12.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,227.37	??
Average			-12.7%

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pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.51	$3.77 CA$5.21	-28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.82	$3.73 CA$5.16	-16.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.73	$15.07 CA$20.84	+48.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.31	$41.98 CA$58.05	+8.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.79	$10.76 CA$14.88	-27.7%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 29.5% less for clothing

	Berlin	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €80.55	$40.04 CA$55.37	-57.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.47	$34.09 CA$47.14	-21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €91.61	$84.32 CA$116.60	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €111.30	$106.20 CA$146.86	-18.0%
Average			-29.5%

Berlin vs. New Glasgow Nova Scotia - Cost of clothing

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