Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 3.0% more expensive than Cologne.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Cologne, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
Cologne
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.27
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$9.97
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
€2.41
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$2.39
€2.22
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
Cologne
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
€5.77
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
€4.38
|
$5.11
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
€2.79
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
€4.81
|
$4.93
€4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
Cologne
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.24
€7.65
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$109.94
€102.10
|
$93.45
€86.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,944.26
€24,093.14
|
$32,967.00
€30,614.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.15
€20.57
|
$22.98
€21.34
|
|
pay 26.6% more for housing
Cologne
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.25
€34.59
|
$42.65
€39.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$966.97
€897.97
|
$1,347.77
€1,251.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.59
€722.10
|
$999.06
€927.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$220.47
€204.74
|
$273.14
€253.65
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
Cologne
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$706.58
€656.17
|
$210.36
€195.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,753.62
€11,843.65
|
$7,885.50
€7,322.87
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cologne
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.85
€3.57
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
€2.95
|
$3.62
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.73
€33.18
|
$41.73
€38.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Cologne
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.23
€85.65
|
$91.74
€85.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.36
€31.91
|
$38.98
€36.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.75
€89.85
|
$94.97
€88.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.94
€102.10
|
$118.23
€109.79
|
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