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New Rochelle vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

New Rochelle is 29.8% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 6.9% more in New Rochelle
Groceries: pay 41.4% more in New Rochelle
Transportation: pay 12.1% less in New Rochelle
Housing: pay 52.9% more in New Rochelle
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in New Rochelle
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% more in New Rochelle
Clothing: pay 30.5% less in New Rochelle

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

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New Rochelle vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Rochelle instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 6.9% more for restaurants

	Berlin	New Rochelle
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$25.00	+48.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.05	$13.00	-3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.09	$2.50	-27.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.78	$1.56	-49.7%
Average			+6.9%

Berlin vs. New Rochelle - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.4% more for groceries

	Berlin	New Rochelle
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.15	$4.30	+79.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.71	$6.24	-27.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.23	$4.87	+3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €4.01	$5.83	+30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.88	$5.26	-3.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$2.75	+70.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$1.62	+78.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.37	$2.00	+31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.52	$2.41	+42.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.85	$2.50	+164.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.88	$1.73	+76.9%
Average			+41.4%

Berlin vs. New Rochelle - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.1% less for transportation

	Berlin	New Rochelle
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.77	$4.13	-52.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €63.29	$130.00	+84.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,529.36	$35,458.00	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.17	$19.40	-35.9%
Average			-12.1%

Berlin vs. New Rochelle - Cost of transportation

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pay 52.9% more for housing

	Berlin	New Rochelle
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.24	$65.00	+34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,326.84	$2,933.33	+98.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €999.55	$2,000.00	+79.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €264.73	$152.94	-48.2%
Average			+52.9%

Berlin vs. New Rochelle - Cost of housing

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Berlin	New Rochelle
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €129.59	$2,000.00	+1284.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,222.71	$16,000.00	+0.9%
Average			+273.8%

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pay 20.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	New Rochelle
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.87	$8.00	+47.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.89	$6.30	+45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.44	$15.00	+42.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.94	$35.00	-12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €14.06	$18.00	+14.8%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 30.5% less for clothing

	Berlin	New Rochelle
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.62	$41.25	-56.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €42.19	$36.33	-22.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.84	$76.25	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.65	$135.00	-4.4%
Average			-30.5%

Berlin vs. New Rochelle - Cost of clothing

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