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New Smyrna Beach vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

New Smyrna Beach is 4.6% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% less in New Smyrna Beach
Groceries: pay 5.8% more in New Smyrna Beach
Transportation: pay 45.9% less in New Smyrna Beach
Housing: pay 8.4% more in New Smyrna Beach
Childcare: pay 81.0% more in New Smyrna Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% less in New Smyrna Beach
Clothing: pay 21.5% less in New Smyrna Beach

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

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New Smyrna Beach vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Smyrna Beach instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 2.1% less for restaurants

	Berlin	New Smyrna Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.24	$20.00	+19.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.19	$11.50	-14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.12	$3.07	-10.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.81	$2.22	-28.5%
Average			-2.1%

Berlin vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8% more for groceries

	Berlin	New Smyrna Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.18	$3.23	+34.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.79	$5.95	-30.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.28	$3.88	-17.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €4.06	$4.41	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.93	$4.45	-18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.46	$2.67	+66.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.82	$0.68	-24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.38	$1.85	+21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.54	$2.10	+24.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.86	$1.13	+19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.89	$1.30	+32.9%
Average			+5.8%

Berlin vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.9% less for transportation

	Berlin	New Smyrna Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.86	$3.71	-57.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €63.99	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,858.50	$27,000.00	-18.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.48	$10.70	-64.7%
Average			-45.9%

Berlin vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.4% more for housing

	Berlin	New Smyrna Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.72	$68.80	+42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,341.63	$1,650.00	+11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €1,010.69	$1,533.33	+37.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €267.68	$143.38	-51.4%
Average			+8.4%

Berlin vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of housing

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pay 81.0% more for childcare

	Berlin	New Smyrna Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €131.03	$625.00	+332.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,381.24	$12,000.00	-24.3%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	New Smyrna Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.93	$7.00	+28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.94	$6.00	+38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.55	$8.20	-22.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €36.34	$25.00	-37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €14.22	$13.50	-13.9%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 21.5% less for clothing

	Berlin	New Smyrna Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €86.58	$53.33	-44.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €42.66	$48.05	+2.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €94.88	$86.25	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €128.06	$113.75	-19.4%
Average			-21.5%

Berlin vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of clothing

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