Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 11.8% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Germany, you would:
pay 4.7% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.05
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 32.3% more for groceries
Germany
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$4.93
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
Germany
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.80
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.94
|
$93.45
€87.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
$32,967.00
€30,931.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.55
|
$22.98
€21.56
|
|
pay 49.5% more for housing
Germany
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
$42.65
€40.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.83
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.24
|
$999.06
€937.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
$273.14
€256.27
|
|
pay 34.5% less for childcare
Germany
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.66
|
$210.36
€197.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
$7,885.50
€7,398.57
|
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$4.40
€4.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.62
|
$41.73
€39.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
Germany
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
$91.74
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
$38.98
€36.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
$94.97
€89.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.47
|
$118.23
€110.93
|
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