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Palma De Mallorca vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Palma De Mallorca is 10.3% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% more in Palma De Mallorca
Groceries: pay 22.1% less in Palma De Mallorca
Transportation: pay 22.8% less in Palma De Mallorca
Housing: pay 8.1% less in Palma De Mallorca
Childcare: pay 68.7% more in Palma De Mallorca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% less in Palma De Mallorca
Clothing: pay 6.6% less in Palma De Mallorca

The cost of childcare and restaurants in Palma De Mallorca are more expensive than in Berlin. Expenses including transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Palma De Mallorca.

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Palma De Mallorca vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palma De Mallorca instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 0.2% more for restaurants

	Berlin	Palma De Mallorca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$18.48 €16.49	+10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$13.44 €11.99
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.07	$2.64 €2.36	-23.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.77	$2.69 €2.40	-13.3%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 22.1% less for groceries

	Berlin	Palma De Mallorca
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$1.16 €1.04	-51.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.67	$7.28 €6.50	-15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.21	$5.06 €4.51	+7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.99	$3.45 €3.08	-23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.85	$3.99 €3.56	-26.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.13 €1.01	-29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.90 €0.81	-0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$0.78 €0.70	-48.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$1.27 €1.14	-25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.89 €0.79	-5.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.99 €0.88	+1.2%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 22.8% less for transportation

	Berlin	Palma De Mallorca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.73	$6.89 €6.15	-20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.96	$41.43 €36.98	-41.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	$35,271.67 €31,481.31	+7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.03	$15.68 €13.99	-48.2%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 8.1% less for housing

	Berlin	Palma De Mallorca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.02	$42.55 €37.98	-11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,320.02	$1,494.85 €1,334.21	+1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €994.41	$1,069.49 €954.56	-4.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €263.37	$190.12 €169.69	-35.6%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 68.7% more for childcare

	Berlin	Palma De Mallorca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.92	$617.72 €551.34	+327.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,149.60	$10,544.18 €9,411.08	-33.5%
Average			+68.7%

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pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Palma De Mallorca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.85	$4.48 €4.00	-17.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.87	$3.22 €2.87	-25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.39	$6.80 €6.07	-35.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.75	$62.39 €55.68	+55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.99	$9.52 €8.49	-39.3%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 6.6% less for clothing

	Berlin	Palma De Mallorca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.18	$71.85 €64.13	-24.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.98	$54.68 €48.80	+16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.36	$98.72 €88.11	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.00	$129.89 €115.93	-8.0%
Average			-6.6%

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