Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.3 times more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Washington instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 9.3% more for restaurants
Berlin
|
Washington
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.22
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.15
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.87
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.56
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 47.2% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€2.00
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.47
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.36
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.95
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.54
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.93
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.75
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,237.61
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.75
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 47.8% more for housing
Berlin
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.66
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,298.55
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€922.32
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€259.65
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€195.04
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,794.20
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 67.4% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Washington
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.57
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.78
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€35.04
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.44
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Washington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.86
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.50
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€90.03
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€134.73
|
$173.48
|
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