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Owen Sound vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Owen Sound is 5.9% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% less in Owen Sound
Groceries: pay 12.7% more in Owen Sound
Transportation: pay 37.3% less in Owen Sound
Housing: pay 23.9% less in Owen Sound
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Owen Sound
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% more in Owen Sound
Clothing: pay 34.2% less in Owen Sound

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

Owen Sound vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Owen Sound instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 21.1% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Owen Sound
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$21.53 CA$29.66	+22.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.54	$11.30 CA$15.57	-16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €2.97	$1.79 CA$2.47	-48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.54	$1.72 CA$2.37	-42.2%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 12.7% more for groceries

	Berlin	Owen Sound
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.92	$2.46 CA$3.39	+9.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.05	$3.38 CA$4.66	-52.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.37	$8.12 CA$11.19	+58.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.31	$3.20 CA$4.41	-17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.70	$5.90 CA$8.14	+7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.32	$1.83 CA$2.52	+18.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.80	$0.74 CA$1.02	-21.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.02	$1.62 CA$2.23	+34.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.50	$1.87 CA$2.58	+6.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.77	$1.17 CA$1.61	+29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.66	$1.30 CA$1.80	+68.0%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 37.3% less for transportation

	Berlin	Owen Sound
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.41	$3.97 CA$5.47	-47.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €58.71	$48.80 CA$67.24	-29.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €27,862.36	$24,382.26 CA$33,597.54	-25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.27	$16.86 CA$23.24	-47.3%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 23.9% less for housing

	Berlin	Owen Sound
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €42.87	$54.84 CA$75.57	+9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,215.92	$1,052.46 CA$1,450.24	-26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €910.24	$843.17 CA$1,161.84	-21.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €236.08	$118.89 CA$163.83	-57.1%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Owen Sound
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €157.55	$551.59 CA$760.06	+198.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,162.18	$16,504.56 CA$22,742.46	+72.3%
Average			+135.3%

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pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Owen Sound
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.48	$4.31 CA$5.93	-18.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.79	$3.06 CA$4.22	-31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.66	$13.08 CA$18.02	+28.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.05	$82.52 CA$113.71	+112.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.69	$8.61 CA$11.86	-42.2%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 34.2% less for clothing

	Berlin	Owen Sound
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €79.91	$42.70 CA$58.83	-54.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.18	$33.73 CA$46.47	-22.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €90.88	$66.98 CA$92.29	-37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €110.41	$100.46 CA$138.43	-22.5%
Average			-34.2%

Berlin vs. Owen Sound - Cost of clothing

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