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Wollongong vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Wollongong is 52.9% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 21.2% less in Wollongong
Groceries: pay 0.4% more in Wollongong
Transportation: pay 31.2% less in Wollongong
Housing: pay 25.8% less in Wollongong
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Wollongong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.9% more in Wollongong
Clothing: pay 4.6% less in Wollongong

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

Wollongong vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.2% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Wollongong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.23	$16.35 A$23.82	-6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.78	$9.81 A$14.29	-27.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.03	$2.59 A$3.77	-25.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.59	$2.24 A$3.26	-24.9%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 0.4% more for groceries

	Berlin	Wollongong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.96	$2.71 A$3.94	+20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.17	$4.91 A$7.15	-30.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.46	$4.28 A$6.24	-16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.38	$4.01 A$5.84	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.80	$4.00 A$5.83	-27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.34	$1.26 A$1.83	-18.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$1.07 A$1.55	+13.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.05	$1.34 A$1.94	+11.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.53	$1.86 A$2.71	+5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.79	$1.00 A$1.46	+10.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.68	$1.04 A$1.51	+33.7%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 31.2% less for transportation

	Berlin	Wollongong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.54	$4.42 A$6.43	-41.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €59.92	$47.20 A$68.74	-31.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,435.49	$29,060.36 A$42,325.05	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.83	$18.94 A$27.58	-40.8%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 25.8% less for housing

	Berlin	Wollongong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.75	$48.93 A$71.27	-2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,240.93	$979.52 A$1,426.62	-31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €928.97	$803.00 A$1,169.53	-24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €240.94	$154.54 A$225.08	-44.2%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Wollongong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €160.80	$1,570.02 A$2,286.66	+749.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,330.08	$13,332.06 A$19,417.52	+39.2%
Average			+394.1%

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pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Wollongong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.57	$5.56 A$8.10	+5.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.87	$3.41 A$4.96	-23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.84	$31.07 A$45.26	+205.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.73	$86.48 A$125.96	+123.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.95	$12.43 A$18.10	-16.5%
Average			+58.9%

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pay 4.6% less for clothing

	Berlin	Wollongong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €81.55	$65.42 A$95.28	-30.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.94	$57.79 A$84.16	+32.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €92.75	$94.12 A$137.08	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €112.69	$118.48 A$172.56	-8.6%
Average			-4.6%

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