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Stoke-On-Trent vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Stoke-On-Trent is 21.2% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 7.9% less in Stoke-On-Trent
Groceries: pay 24.0% less in Stoke-On-Trent
Transportation: pay 4.7% less in Stoke-On-Trent
Housing: pay 40.9% less in Stoke-On-Trent
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Stoke-On-Trent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% less in Stoke-On-Trent
Clothing: pay 30.4% less in Stoke-On-Trent

Expenses including housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Stoke-On-Trent. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Stoke-On-Trent.

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Stoke-On-Trent vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stoke-On-Trent instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 7.9% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Stoke-On-Trent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$23.79 £17.81	+41.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.05	$10.24 £7.67	-23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.09	$1.88 £1.41	-45.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.78	$1.35 £1.01	-56.5%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 24.0% less for groceries

	Berlin	Stoke-On-Trent
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.15	$1.59 £1.19	-33.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.71	$3.98 £2.98	-53.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.23	$5.63 £4.21	+19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €4.01	$3.48 £2.61	-22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.88	$3.76 £2.81	-30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.26 £0.94	-21.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.75 £0.56	-17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.37	$1.14 £0.85	-25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.52	$1.31 £0.98	-22.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.85	$0.90 £0.68	-4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.88	$0.68 £0.51	-30.9%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 4.7% less for transportation

	Berlin	Stoke-On-Trent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.77	$7.90 £5.92	-8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €63.29	$74.00 £55.40	+4.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,529.36	$37,376.84 £27,982.96	+13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.17	$15.59 £11.67	-48.5%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 40.9% less for housing

	Berlin	Stoke-On-Trent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.24	$41.18 £30.83	-14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,326.84	$753.22 £563.91	-49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €999.55	$660.72 £494.66	-40.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €264.73	$227.49 £170.32	-22.9%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Stoke-On-Trent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €129.59	$914.87 £684.94	+533.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,222.71	$15,788.66 £11,820.51	-0.4%
Average			+151.2%

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pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Stoke-On-Trent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.87	$6.61 £4.95	+21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.89	$4.41 £3.30	+1.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.44	$21.14 £15.83	+100.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.94	$26.43 £19.79	-34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €14.06	$11.89 £8.90	-24.1%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 30.4% less for clothing

	Berlin	Stoke-On-Trent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.62	$74.88 £56.06	-21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €42.19	$26.43 £19.79	-43.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.84	$80.94 £60.60	-22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.65	$96.91 £72.55	-31.4%
Average			-30.4%

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