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Berlin vs. Brisbane Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 1.6% cheaper than Brisbane.

Restaurants: pay 9.3% more in Berlin
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in Berlin
Transportation: pay 80.1% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 5.7% less in Berlin
Childcare: pay 69.2% less in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.4% less in Berlin
Clothing: pay 9.9% more in Berlin

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

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Berlin vs. Brisbane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.3% more for restaurants

	Brisbane	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$24.92	$16.80 €14.99	-3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.14 A$15.95	$13.44 €11.99	+20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.86 A$4.09	$3.44 €3.07	+20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.52 A$3.61	$3.10 €2.77	+23.1%
Average			+9.3%

Brisbane vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	Brisbane	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$2.68 A$3.84	$2.40 €2.14	-10.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 A$6.60	$8.59 €7.67	+86.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.22 A$8.91	$4.72 €4.21	-24.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.84 A$6.93	$4.47 €3.99	-7.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.15 A$5.94	$5.44 €4.85	+31.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 A$2.73	$1.61 €1.44	-15.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 A$2.00	$0.90 €0.81	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.34 A$1.91	$1.52 €1.36	+13.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.19 A$3.14	$1.70 €1.51	-22.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 A$1.81	$0.94 €0.84	-25.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 A$1.55	$0.98 €0.87	-9.7%
Average			-6.1%

Brisbane vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.1% more for transportation

	Brisbane	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34 A$7.64	$8.66 €7.73	+62.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.89 A$29.91	$70.54 €62.97	+237.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$38,570.34	$32,914.63 €29,380.19	+22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.59 A$25.18	$30.29 €27.04	+72.2%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 5.7% less for housing

	Brisbane	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.25 A$86.27	$48.20 €43.02	-20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,938.39 A$2,775.47	$1,478.95 €1,320.13	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,339.97 A$1,918.63	$1,114.14 €994.50	-16.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.77 A$172.92	$295.08 €263.40	+144.3%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 69.2% less for childcare

	Brisbane	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,919.27 A$2,748.09	$144.45 €128.93	-92.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,560.73 A$17,985.01	$15,853.22 €14,150.87	+26.2%
Average			-69.2%

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pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Brisbane	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.35 A$11.96	$5.43 €4.85	-35.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.35 A$6.23	$4.34 €3.87	-0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$38.29 A$54.83	$10.53 €9.40	-72.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.15 A$87.56	$40.06 €35.76	-34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$24.92	$15.68 €13.99	-9.9%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

	Brisbane	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.20 A$119.13	$95.44 €85.19	+14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.18 A$63.26	$47.03 €41.98	+6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$159.51	$104.60 €93.36	-6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.82 A$158.67	$141.17 €126.01	+27.4%
Average			+9.9%

Brisbane vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing

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