Cost of living comparison

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Richards Bay vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Richards Bay is 51.1% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 67.5% less in Richards Bay
Groceries: pay 46.7% less in Richards Bay
Transportation: pay 27.8% less in Richards Bay
Housing: pay 59.0% less in Richards Bay
Childcare: pay 61.5% less in Richards Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.1% less in Richards Bay
Clothing: pay 40.8% less in Richards Bay

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Richards Bay.

Richards Bay vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Richards Bay instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 67.5% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Richards Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$7.17 ZAR121.31	-59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.64	$5.16 ZAR87.35	-61.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.00	$0.92 ZAR15.66	-73.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.56	$0.73 ZAR12.36	-75.5%
Average			-67.5%

Berlin vs. Richards Bay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.7% less for groceries

	Berlin	Richards Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.94	$0.94 ZAR15.86	-58.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.10	$3.67 ZAR62.15	-48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.41	$3.64 ZAR61.54	-29.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.33	$2.18 ZAR36.91	-43.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.74	$2.10 ZAR35.51	-62.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.33	$0.74 ZAR12.47	-52.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.80	$0.66 ZAR11.20	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.03	$0.64 ZAR10.75	-47.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.51	$0.63 ZAR10.66	-64.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.78	$0.52 ZAR8.80	-42.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.67	$0.49 ZAR8.36	-36.4%
Average			-46.7%

Berlin vs. Richards Bay - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.8% less for transportation

	Berlin	Richards Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.46	$5.04 ZAR85.27	-33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €59.18	$97.47 ZAR1,649.87	+41.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,084.89	$20,354.81 ZAR344,531.64	-37.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.48	$5.73 ZAR97.05	-82.1%
Average			-27.8%

Berlin vs. Richards Bay - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.0% less for housing

	Berlin	Richards Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.22	$35.68 ZAR603.91	-29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,225.63	$401.36 ZAR6,793.58	-71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €917.51	$301.02 ZAR5,095.19	-71.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €237.97	$101.94 ZAR1,725.51	-63.2%
Average			-59.0%

Berlin vs. Richards Bay - Cost of housing

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pay 61.5% less for childcare

	Berlin	Richards Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €158.81	$93.17 ZAR1,577.08	-49.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,227.37	$2,537.18 ZAR42,945.14	-73.5%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Richards Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.51	$1.43 ZAR24.26	-72.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.82	$2.00 ZAR33.92	-55.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.73	$2.47 ZAR41.73	-75.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.31	$32.97 ZAR558.04	-15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.79	$7.17 ZAR121.31	-51.9%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 40.8% less for clothing

	Berlin	Richards Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €80.55	$46.39 ZAR785.28	-50.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.47	$19.30 ZAR326.74	-55.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €91.61	$87.44 ZAR1,480.03	-18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €111.30	$79.31 ZAR1,342.46	-38.8%
Average			-40.8%

Berlin vs. Richards Bay - Cost of clothing

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