Cost of living comparison
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Berlin vs. Fort Collins Cost of Living Summary
Berlin is 6.2% more expensive than Fort Collins.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.2% more in Berlin
- Groceries
-
pay 0.1% more in Berlin
- Transportation
-
pay 72.6% more in Berlin
- Housing
-
pay 12.0% more in Berlin
- Childcare
-
pay 55.7% less in Berlin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.6% less in Berlin
- Clothing
-
pay 9.9% more in Berlin
The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, and groceries in Berlin are more expensive than in Fort Collins. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Berlin.
Berlin vs. Fort Collins Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Berlin instead of Fort Collins, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
|
Fort Collins
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$17.52
€15.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$13.55
€11.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
|
$3.49
€3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$2.98
€2.56
|
|
Fort Collins vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants
pay 0.1% more for groceries
|
Fort Collins
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$2.25
€1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
|
$7.10
€6.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
|
$5.13
€4.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.33
|
$3.88
€3.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
|
$5.52
€4.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$1.54
€1.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.94
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$1.20
€1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$1.76
€1.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.91
€0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$0.78
€0.67
|
|
Fort Collins vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries
pay 72.6% more for transportation
|
Fort Collins
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
|
$7.52
€6.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.91
€59.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,029.12
|
$32,702.07
€28,084.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.41
|
$32.00
€27.48
|
|
Fort Collins vs. Berlin - Cost of transportation
pay 12.0% more for housing
|
Fort Collins
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$50.32
€43.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,783.33
|
$1,427.12
€1,225.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,250.00
|
$1,068.35
€917.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.72
|
$277.09
€237.97
|
|
Fort Collins vs. Berlin - Cost of housing
pay 55.7% less for childcare
|
Fort Collins
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,525.00
|
$184.92
€158.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,500.00
|
$9,579.95
€8,227.37
|
|
Fort Collins vs. Berlin - Cost of childcare
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Fort Collins
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$5.26
€4.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
|
$4.45
€3.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.50
|
$10.16
€8.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
|
$38.79
€33.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$14.89
€12.79
|
|
Fort Collins vs. Berlin - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 9.9% more for clothing
|
Fort Collins
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.50
|
$93.79
€80.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$91.67
|
$43.63
€37.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$106.67
€91.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
|
$129.59
€111.30
|
|
Fort Collins vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing
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