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Berlin vs. Fort McMurray Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 8.4% more expensive than Fort McMurray.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% more in Berlin
Groceries: pay 19.5% less in Berlin
Transportation: pay 72.8% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 31.1% more in Berlin
Childcare: pay 80.2% less in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% less in Berlin
Clothing: pay 40.2% more in Berlin

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

Berlin vs. Fort McMurray Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.1% more for restaurants

	Fort McMurray	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.32 CA$32.25	$17.52 €15.05	-24.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.35 CA$19.85	$13.55 €11.64	-5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.60 CA$3.60	$3.49 €3.00	+33.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 CA$2.28	$2.98 €2.56	+80.9%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 19.5% less for groceries

	Fort McMurray	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$2.81 CA$3.89	$2.25 €1.94	-19.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.56 CA$7.69	$7.10 €6.10	+27.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 CA$7.33	$5.13 €4.41	-3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 CA$4.32	$3.88 €3.33	+24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.30 CA$8.72	$5.52 €4.74	-12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.21 CA$3.06	$1.54 €1.33	-30.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 CA$1.40	$0.94 €0.80	-7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.24 CA$3.10	$1.20 €1.03	-46.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.86 CA$3.96	$1.76 €1.51	-38.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.28 CA$3.15	$0.91 €0.78	-60.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50 CA$2.08	$0.78 €0.67	-48.3%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 72.8% more for transportation

	Fort McMurray	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 CA$5.30	$7.52 €6.46	+96.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 CA$66.98	$68.91 €59.18	+42.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	$32,702.07 €28,084.89	+34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.64 CA$20.24	$32.00 €27.48	+118.6%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 31.1% more for housing

	Fort McMurray	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.29 CA$86.13	$50.32 €43.22	-19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$946.32 CA$1,308.62	$1,427.12 €1,225.63	+50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$992.67 CA$1,372.71	$1,068.35 €917.51	+7.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$149.53 CA$206.78	$277.09 €237.97	+85.3%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 80.2% less for childcare

	Fort McMurray	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$932.87 CA$1,290.01	$184.92 €158.81	-80.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,579.95 €8,227.37
Average			-80.2%

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pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Fort McMurray	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$5.26 €4.51	-8.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 CA$5.11	$4.45 €3.82	+20.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.79 CA$21.83	$10.16 €8.73	-35.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.92 CA$62.12	$38.79 €33.31	-13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.35 CA$19.85	$14.89 €12.79	+3.8%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 40.2% more for clothing

	Fort McMurray	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.08 CA$96.92	$93.79 €80.55	+33.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$43.63 €37.47
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.41 CA$109.82	$106.67 €91.61	+34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.91 CA$117.42	$129.59 €111.30	+52.6%
Average			+40.2%

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