Cost of living comparison

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Thunder Bay vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Thunder Bay is 31.9% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 24.9% less in Thunder Bay
Groceries: pay 17.1% more in Thunder Bay
Transportation: pay 29.6% less in Thunder Bay
Housing: pay 3.1% more in Thunder Bay
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Thunder Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% less in Thunder Bay
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in Thunder Bay

The cost of childcare, groceries, and housing in Thunder Bay are more expensive than in Berlin. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Thunder Bay. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Thunder Bay.

Thunder Bay vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.9% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Thunder Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$17.99 CA$24.78	+2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.54	$12.59 CA$17.35	-7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €2.97	$1.94 CA$2.67	-44.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.54	$1.46 CA$2.02	-50.9%
Average			-24.9%

Berlin vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.1% more for groceries

	Berlin	Thunder Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.92	$2.43 CA$3.35	+7.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.05	$8.50 CA$11.71	+19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.37	$9.17 CA$12.64	+78.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.31	$3.56 CA$4.90	-8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.70	$7.35 CA$10.13	+33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.32	$1.56 CA$2.15	+0.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.80	$0.57 CA$0.79	-38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.02	$1.78 CA$2.46	+48.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.50	$1.64 CA$2.25	-7.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.77	$1.17 CA$1.62	+29.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.66	$0.97 CA$1.34	+24.9%
Average			+17.1%

Berlin vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.6% less for transportation

	Berlin	Thunder Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.41	$4.03 CA$5.56	-46.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €58.71	$62.59 CA$86.25	-9.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €27,862.36	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	-25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.27	$19.93 CA$27.46	-37.7%
Average			-29.6%

Berlin vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1% more for housing

	Berlin	Thunder Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €42.87	$96.76 CA$133.34	+92.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,215.92	$1,007.20 CA$1,387.88	-29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €910.24	$1,016.20 CA$1,400.27	-4.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €236.08	$151.29 CA$208.47	-45.4%
Average			+3.1%

Berlin vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of housing

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Thunder Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €157.55	$719.43 CA$991.34	+289.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,162.18	??
Average			+289.0%

Berlin vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of childcare

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pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Thunder Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.48	$5.22 CA$7.19	-0.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.79	$3.47 CA$4.79	-21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.66	$10.79 CA$14.87	+6.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.05	$29.85 CA$41.13	-23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.69	$12.95 CA$17.84	-13.0%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Berlin	Thunder Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €79.91	$58.45 CA$80.54	-37.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.18	$35.55 CA$48.98	-18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €90.88	$74.34 CA$102.44	-30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €110.41	$135.10 CA$186.16	+4.2%
Average			-20.6%

Berlin vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of clothing

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