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United States

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Germany

Berlin vs. Fort Lauderdale Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 21.0% cheaper than Fort Lauderdale.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% less in Berlin
Groceries: pay 20.0% less in Berlin
Transportation: pay 33.2% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 32.6% less in Berlin
Childcare: pay 76.9% less in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% less in Berlin
Clothing: pay 34.6% more in Berlin

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

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Berlin vs. Fort Lauderdale Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Berlin instead of Fort Lauderdale, you would:

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pay 21.6% less for restaurants

	Fort Lauderdale	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.00	$16.80 €14.99	-44.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.86	$13.44 €11.99	-9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96	$3.44 €3.07	+16.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12	$3.10 €2.77	+45.9%
Average			-21.6%

Fort Lauderdale vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.0% less for groceries

	Fort Lauderdale	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$4.91	$2.40 €2.14	-51.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.72	$8.59 €7.67	-1.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99	$4.72 €4.21	+18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.87	$4.47 €3.99	-8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.75	$5.44 €4.85	+14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91	$1.61 €1.44	-44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90	$0.90 €0.81	+0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96	$1.52 €1.36	-22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.48	$1.70 €1.51	-31.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29	$0.94 €0.84	-26.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48	$0.98 €0.87	-34.0%
Average			-20.0%

Fort Lauderdale vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.2% more for transportation

	Fort Lauderdale	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.95	$8.66 €7.73	+119.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.00	$70.54 €62.96	-12.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	-0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.91	$30.29 €27.03	+60.1%
Average			+33.2%

Fort Lauderdale vs. Berlin - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.6% less for housing

	Fort Lauderdale	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.74	$48.20 €43.02	-40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,536.00	$1,478.95 €1,320.02	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,032.00	$1,114.14 €994.41	-45.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.95	$295.08 €263.37	+78.9%
Average			-32.6%

Fort Lauderdale vs. Berlin - Cost of housing

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pay 76.9% less for childcare

	Fort Lauderdale	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,020.00	$144.45 €128.92	-85.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$41,914.29	$15,853.22 €14,149.60	-62.2%
Average			-76.9%

Fort Lauderdale vs. Berlin - Cost of childcare

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pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Fort Lauderdale	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$5.43 €4.85	-9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.25	$4.34 €3.87	-17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.50	$10.53 €9.39	-8.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.71	$40.06 €35.75	-41.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00	$15.68 €13.99	-12.9%
Average			-21.1%

Fort Lauderdale vs. Berlin - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.6% more for clothing

	Fort Lauderdale	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.80	$95.44 €85.18	+103.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.67	$47.03 €41.98	+12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.00	$104.60 €93.36	+17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.25	$141.17 €126.00	+21.4%
Average			+34.6%

Fort Lauderdale vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing

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