Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.0 times more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Berlin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.37
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.43
|
$9.97
€9.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.46
|
$2.90
€2.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.68
|
$2.39
€2.24
|
|
pay 86.0% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.23
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$23.69
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$21.65
|
$5.11
€4.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.70
|
$3.15
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.32
|
$4.93
€4.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$3.98
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.73
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.21
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.56
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.45
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 88.9% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.47
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$258.55
|
$93.45
€87.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$121,462.27
|
$32,967.00
€30,794.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$46.00
|
$22.98
€21.46
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Brasilia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$109.77
|
$42.65
€39.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$1,969.16
|
$1,347.77
€1,258.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,142.28
|
$999.06
€933.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$336.45
|
$273.14
€255.14
|
|
pay 31.3% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,963.64
|
$210.36
€196.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$48,842.56
|
$7,885.50
€7,365.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.12
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.30
|
$3.62
€3.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.15
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$122.37
|
$41.73
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$38.46
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 49.8% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$235.49
|
$91.74
€85.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$232.70
|
$38.98
€36.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$388.91
|
$94.97
€88.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$320.36
|
$118.23
€110.44
|
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