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Virginia Beach vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Virginia Beach is 4.6% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 6.6% less in Virginia Beach
Groceries: pay 4.8% more in Virginia Beach
Transportation: pay 28.1% less in Virginia Beach
Housing: pay 11.7% more in Virginia Beach
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Virginia Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% more in Virginia Beach
Clothing: pay 12.7% less in Virginia Beach

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

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Virginia Beach vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Virginia Beach instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 6.6% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Virginia Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$18.00	+7.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$12.00	-10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.07	$2.75	-20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.77	$2.12	-31.5%
Average			-6.6%

Berlin vs. Virginia Beach - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.8% more for groceries

	Berlin	Virginia Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$3.11	+29.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.67	$5.14	-40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.21	$3.82	-18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.99	$4.79	+6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.85	$4.46	-18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.16	-28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.72	-20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$2.29	+50.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$2.63	+54.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.04	+9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$2.04	+108.8%
Average			+4.8%

Berlin vs. Virginia Beach - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.1% less for transportation

	Berlin	Virginia Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.73	$3.81	-56.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.96	$70.00	-0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	$36,227.00	+10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.03	$15.09	-50.2%
Average			-28.1%

Berlin vs. Virginia Beach - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.7% more for housing

	Berlin	Virginia Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.02	$66.25	+37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,320.02	$1,826.25	+23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €994.41	$1,438.00	+29.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €263.37	$160.11	-45.7%
Average			+11.7%

Berlin vs. Virginia Beach - Cost of housing

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Virginia Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.92	$1,606.52	+1012.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,149.60	$16,105.33	+1.6%
Average			+236.1%

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pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Virginia Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.85	$6.00	+10.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.87	$5.92	+36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.39	$9.11	-13.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.75	$43.75	+9.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.99	$12.00	-23.5%
Average			+2.3%

Berlin vs. Virginia Beach - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.7% less for clothing

	Berlin	Virginia Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.18	$61.23	-35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.98	$47.33	+0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.36	$118.06	+12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.00	$112.50	-20.3%
Average			-12.7%

Berlin vs. Virginia Beach - Cost of clothing

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