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Wagga Wagga vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Wagga Wagga is 12.9% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 19.3% less in Wagga Wagga
Groceries: pay 17.7% more in Wagga Wagga
Transportation: pay 33.5% less in Wagga Wagga
Housing: pay 38.8% less in Wagga Wagga
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Wagga Wagga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% more in Wagga Wagga
Clothing: pay 0.2% less in Wagga Wagga

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

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Wagga Wagga vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.3% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Wagga Wagga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$13.58 A$19.76	-19.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.05	$10.44 A$15.20	-22.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.09	$3.09 A$4.50	-10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.78	$2.55 A$3.72	-17.7%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 17.7% more for groceries

	Berlin	Wagga Wagga
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.15	$3.25 A$4.73	+35.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.71	$6.48 A$9.43	-24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.23	$5.82 A$8.47	+23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €4.01	$5.26 A$7.65	+17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.88	$4.47 A$6.51	-17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.80 A$2.61	+11.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$1.43 A$2.08	+58.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.37	$1.59 A$2.31	+4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.52	$2.36 A$3.43	+39.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.85	$1.41 A$2.05	+49.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.88	$1.26 A$1.84	+29.0%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 33.5% less for transportation

	Berlin	Wagga Wagga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.77	$5.07 A$7.38	-41.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €63.29	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,529.36	$26,937.53 A$39,204.67	-18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.17	$16.79 A$24.44	-44.6%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 38.8% less for housing

	Berlin	Wagga Wagga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.24	$55.39 A$80.62	+14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,326.84	$905.11 A$1,317.29	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €999.55	$696.24 A$1,013.30	-37.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €264.73	$139.13 A$202.49	-52.9%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Wagga Wagga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €129.59	$2,167.40 A$3,154.41	+1400.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,222.71	$20,280.48 A$29,516.05	+27.9%
Average			+338.1%

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pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Wagga Wagga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.87	$8.35 A$12.16	+53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.89	$4.03 A$5.86	-7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.44	$44.55 A$64.84	+323.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.94	$27.85 A$40.53	-30.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €14.06	$15.67 A$22.80	-0.1%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 0.2% less for clothing

	Berlin	Wagga Wagga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.62	$76.36 A$111.14	-20.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €42.19	$56.12 A$81.68	+19.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.84	$116.35 A$169.34	+11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.65	$131.92 A$192.00	-6.6%
Average			-0.2%

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