Cost of living comparison

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St. Gallen vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

St. Gallen is 3.5 times more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 66.3% more in St. Gallen
Groceries: pay 54.8% more in St. Gallen
Transportation: pay 27.6% more in St. Gallen
Housing: pay 18.1% more in St. Gallen
Childcare: pay 15.6 times more in St. Gallen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.4% more in St. Gallen
Clothing: pay 61.3% more in St. Gallen

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and transportation in St. Gallen are more expensive than in Berlin. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in St. Gallen.

St. Gallen vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. Gallen instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 66.3% more for restaurants

	Berlin	St. Gallen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$31.28 CHF24.90	+78.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.54	$18.77 CHF14.94	+38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €2.97	$5.91 CHF4.70	+69.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.54	$5.33 CHF4.24	+78.8%
Average			+66.3%

Berlin vs. St. Gallen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.8% more for groceries

	Berlin	St. Gallen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.92	$2.68 CHF2.13	+18.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.05	$14.01 CHF11.16	+97.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.37	$8.60 CHF6.85	+67.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.31	$8.20 CHF6.53	+111.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.70	$14.93 CHF11.88	+170.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.32	$1.48 CHF1.17	-4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.80	$0.86 CHF0.69	-8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.02	$1.16 CHF0.92	-3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.50	$3.29 CHF2.62	+86.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.77	$1.17 CHF0.94	+29.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.66	$1.06 CHF0.85	+37.0%
Average			+54.8%

Berlin vs. St. Gallen - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.6% more for transportation

	Berlin	St. Gallen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.41	$8.32 CHF6.62	+10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €58.71	$90.09 CHF71.71	+30.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €27,862.36	$41,041.86 CHF32,668.99	+25.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.27	$45.92 CHF36.55	+43.5%
Average			+27.6%

Berlin vs. St. Gallen - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.1% more for housing

	Berlin	St. Gallen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €42.87	$54.06 CHF43.03	+7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,215.92	$1,829.99 CHF1,456.66	+28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €910.24	$1,543.24 CHF1,228.41	+44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €236.08	$255.96 CHF203.74	-7.6%
Average			+18.1%

Berlin vs. St. Gallen - Cost of housing

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pay 15.6 times more for childcare

	Berlin	St. Gallen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €157.55	$2,877.94 CHF2,290.81	+1456.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,162.18	??
Average			+1456.3%

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pay 65.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	St. Gallen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.48	$8.13 CHF6.47	+54.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.79	$6.26 CHF4.98	+40.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.66	$11.01 CHF8.76	+8.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.05	$82.72 CHF65.85	+113.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.69	$31.28 CHF24.90	+110.1%
Average			+65.4%

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pay 61.3% more for clothing

	Berlin	St. Gallen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €79.91	$150.15 CHF119.52	+60.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.18	$66.73 CHF53.12	+52.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €90.88	$158.49 CHF126.16	+48.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €110.41	$237.74 CHF189.24	+83.5%
Average			+61.3%

Berlin vs. St. Gallen - Cost of clothing

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