Cost of living comparison
Paris is 39.6% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Paris instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 19.5% more for restaurants
Berlin
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.02
|
$19.49
€17.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$3.72
€3.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.38
|
$11.66
€10.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$5.86
€5.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$4.70
€4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
Berlin
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$7.76
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.06
|
$92.05
€84.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,813.91
|
$32,489.61
€29,882.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.42
|
$23.63
€21.73
|
|
pay 12.1% less for housing
Berlin
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.11
|
$32.31
€29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,280.36
|
$1,462.11
€1,344.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€909.39
|
$1,074.44
€988.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€256.01
|
$171.90
€158.11
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.31
|
$829.69
€763.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,670.97
|
$16,485.47
€15,162.51
|
|
pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.51
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$4.52
€4.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.55
|
$41.22
€37.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$14.08
€12.95
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.69
|
$102.11
€93.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.96
|
$44.38
€40.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.77
|
$110.05
€101.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.84
|
$156.00
€143.48
|
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