Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 23.3% more expensive than Douglas.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 18.3% more for restaurants
Douglas
|
Berlin
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$9.97
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$2.39
€2.22
|
|
pay 37.3% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$5.11
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$4.93
€4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 59.0% more for transportation
Douglas
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$93.45
€86.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
$32,967.00
€30,614.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$22.98
€21.34
|
|
pay 38.4% more for housing
Douglas
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$42.65
€39.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
$1,347.77
€1,251.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.85
|
$999.06
€927.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
$273.14
€253.65
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.17
|
$210.36
€195.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
$7,885.50
€7,322.87
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$3.62
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$41.73
€38.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 75.0% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Berlin
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
$91.74
€85.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
$38.98
€36.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
$94.97
€88.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.23
|
$118.23
€109.79
|
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