Cost of living comparison

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Sari vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Sari is 64.8% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 78.4% less in Sari
Groceries: pay 71.8% less in Sari
Transportation: pay 33.2% less in Sari
Housing: pay 81.2% less in Sari
Childcare: pay 82.3% less in Sari
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.9% less in Sari
Clothing: pay 34.6% less in Sari

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

Sari vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sari instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 78.4% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Sari
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.23	$3.80 IRR5M	-78.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.78	$4.50 IRR6M	-66.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.03	$0.47 IRR617K	-86.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.59	$0.54 IRR709K	-81.9%
Average			-78.4%

Berlin vs. Sari - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.8% less for groceries

	Berlin	Sari
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.96	$0.54 IRR704K	-76.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.17	$1.89 IRR2M	-73.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.46	$2.35 IRR3M	-54.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.38	$1.11 IRR1M	-71.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.80	$1.37 IRR2M	-75.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.34	$0.18 IRR238K	-88.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$0.42 IRR554K	-54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.05	$0.38 IRR500K	-68.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.53	$0.29 IRR376K	-83.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.79	$0.24 IRR320K	-73.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.68	$0.23 IRR302K	-70.4%
Average			-71.8%

Berlin vs. Sari - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.2% less for transportation

	Berlin	Sari
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.54	$2.69 IRR4M	-64.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €59.92	$10.00 IRR13M	-85.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,435.49	$68,000.00 IRR89B	+107.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.83	$2.85 IRR4M	-91.1%
Average			-33.2%

Berlin vs. Sari - Cost of transportation

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pay 81.2% less for housing

	Berlin	Sari
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.75	$5.76 IRR8M	-88.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,240.93	$543.33 IRR714M	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €928.97	$227.33 IRR299M	-78.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €240.94	$12.05 IRR16M	-95.7%
Average			-81.2%

Berlin vs. Sari - Cost of housing

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pay 82.3% less for childcare

	Berlin	Sari
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €160.80	$50.00 IRR66M	-73.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,330.08	$800.00 IRR1B	-91.6%
Average			-82.3%

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pay 71.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Sari
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.57	$0.65 IRR854K	-87.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.87	$0.80 IRR1M	-82.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.84	$2.00 IRR3M	-80.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.73	$32.50 IRR43M	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.95	$1.00 IRR1M	-93.3%
Average			-71.9%

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pay 34.6% less for clothing

	Berlin	Sari
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €81.55	$25.24 IRR33M	-73.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.94	$30.76 IRR40M	-29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €92.75	$117.65 IRR155M	+10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €112.69	$69.84 IRR92M	-46.1%
Average			-34.6%

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