Cost of living comparison
Washington is 94.5% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Washington instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 6.4% more for restaurants
Berlin
|
Washington
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.18
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.67
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.21
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 38.4% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
$3.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.38
|
$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.71
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.54
|
$5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.23
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.44
|
$3.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.07
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,360.96
|
$24,190.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.16
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 35.5% more for housing
Berlin
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.28
|
$55.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,241.23
|
$2,358.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€920.08
|
$1,908.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€251.55
|
$127.27
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€193.73
|
$2,135.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,262.15
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 50.2% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.34
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.43
|
$93.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€84.49
|
$58.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€35.90
|
$34.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€87.46
|
$97.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€108.88
|
$164.61
|
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