Cost of living comparison

United States

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Germany

Berlin vs. Colorado Springs Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 5.6% cheaper than Colorado Springs.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% less in Berlin
Groceries: pay 10.7% less in Berlin
Transportation: pay 58.7% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 12.1% less in Berlin
Childcare: pay 75.0% less in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% less in Berlin
Clothing: pay 40.2% more in Berlin

The cost of transportation and clothing in Berlin are more expensive than in Colorado Springs. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Berlin.

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Berlin vs. Colorado Springs Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Berlin instead of Colorado Springs, you would:

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pay 1.1% less for restaurants

	Colorado Springs	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$16.80 €14.99	-16.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.00	$13.44 €11.99	+3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.71	$3.44 €3.07	+26.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$3.10 €2.77	+37.8%
Average			-1.1%

Colorado Springs vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.7% less for groceries

	Colorado Springs	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23	$2.40 €2.14	-25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.44	$8.59 €7.67	+15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58	$4.72 €4.21	+31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.08	$4.47 €3.99	-26.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.12	$5.44 €4.85	-11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50	$1.61 €1.44	-35.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63	$0.90 €0.81	+43.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.02	$1.52 €1.36	-24.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.14	$1.70 €1.51	-20.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12	$0.94 €0.84	-15.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16	$0.98 €0.87	-16.0%
Average			-10.7%

Colorado Springs vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.7% more for transportation

	Colorado Springs	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89	$8.66 €7.73	+122.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.00	$70.54 €62.97	+12.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,990.00	$32,914.63 €29,380.19	+31.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.88	$30.29 €27.04	+103.5%
Average			+58.7%

Colorado Springs vs. Berlin - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.1% less for housing

	Colorado Springs	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.17	$48.20 €43.02	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,731.43	$1,478.95 €1,320.13	-14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,533.33	$1,114.14 €994.50	-27.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.05	$295.08 €263.40	+92.8%
Average			-12.1%

Colorado Springs vs. Berlin - Cost of housing

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pay 75.0% less for childcare

	Colorado Springs	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,493.33	$144.45 €128.93	-90.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,500.00	$15,853.22 €14,150.87	-35.3%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Colorado Springs	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$5.43 €4.85	-9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.58	$4.34 €3.87	-22.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.67	$10.53 €9.40	-1.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.00	$40.06 €35.76	-30.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$15.68 €13.99	+4.5%
Average			-14.2%

Colorado Springs vs. Berlin - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.2% more for clothing

	Colorado Springs	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.36	$95.44 €85.19	+63.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00	$47.03 €41.98	+34.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.00	$104.60 €93.36	+27.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.50	$141.17 €126.01	+37.7%
Average			+40.2%

Colorado Springs vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing

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