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San Bernardino vs. Freiburg Im Breisgau Cost of Living Summary

San Bernardino is 13.9% more expensive than Freiburg Im Breisgau.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% less in San Bernardino
Groceries: pay 32.6% more in San Bernardino
Transportation: pay 16.8% less in San Bernardino
Housing: pay 40.6% more in San Bernardino
Childcare: pay 52.1% more in San Bernardino
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% more in San Bernardino
Clothing: pay 21.9% less in San Bernardino

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in San Bernardino are more expensive than in Freiburg Im Breisgau. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in San Bernardino.

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San Bernardino vs. Freiburg Im Breisgau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Bernardino instead of Freiburg Im Breisgau, you would:

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pay 5.6% less for restaurants

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	San Bernardino
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.10 €16.08	$20.00	+10.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.85 €11.41	$15.00	+16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.67 €3.26	$3.40	-7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.48 €3.10	$2.00	-42.6%
Average			-5.6%

Freiburg Im Breisgau vs. San Bernardino - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.6% more for groceries

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	San Bernardino
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 €2.06	$4.17	+79.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 €6.64	$5.32	-28.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.19	$4.15	-12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 €3.42	$6.00	+55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.08 €6.29	$6.00	-15.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 €1.29	$1.57	+7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.77	-0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.93	$1.84	+76.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 €2.07	$2.53	+8.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$1.51	+114.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$1.32	+72.9%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 16.8% less for transportation

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	San Bernardino
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.62 €6.77	$4.74	-37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.23 €50.84	$58.50	+2.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,745.96 €28,201.08	$27,000.00	-14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.83 €27.39	??
Average			-16.8%

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pay 40.6% more for housing

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	San Bernardino
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.03 €48.88	$62.33	+13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,097.91 €975.31	$1,937.50	+76.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$870.15 €772.99	$1,700.00	+95.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$235.69 €209.37	$181.62	-22.9%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 52.1% more for childcare

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	San Bernardino
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$496.40 €440.97	$1,206.00	+143.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,351.85 €14,525.94	$10,000.00	-38.8%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	San Bernardino
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.19	$7.00	+19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 €3.59	$6.00	+48.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.58 €8.51	$11.00	+14.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.88 €36.31	$40.00	-2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.18 €13.49	$15.10	-0.6%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 21.9% less for clothing

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	San Bernardino
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.89 €93.17	$54.27	-48.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.50 €32.42	$34.67	-5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.95 €92.34	$102.33	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$151.84 €134.88	$102.25	-32.7%
Average			-21.9%

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