Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 8.5% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Berlin instead of France, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
France
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.13
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
France
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$4.93
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 33.6% more for transportation
France
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.19
|
$93.45
€87.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$22.98
€21.55
|
|
pay 70.2% more for housing
France
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.38
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€572.77
|
$999.06
€936.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
France
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.35
|
$210.36
€197.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.62
|
$41.73
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.52
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
France
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.09
|
$118.23
€110.88
|
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