Cost of living comparison
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Berlin vs. Goose Creek Cost of Living Summary
Berlin is 11.2% more expensive than Goose Creek.
Berlin vs. Goose Creek Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Berlin instead of Goose Creek, you would:
pay 17.5% more for restaurants
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Goose Creek
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$16.80
€15.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$13.44
€12.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
|
$3.44
€3.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$3.10
€2.78
|
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Goose Creek vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants
pay 8.2% less for groceries
|
Goose Creek
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
|
$2.40
€2.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.34
|
$8.59
€7.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$4.72
€4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
|
$4.47
€4.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.75
|
$5.44
€4.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$1.61
€1.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.90
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.52
€1.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.70
€1.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$0.98
€0.88
|
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Goose Creek vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries
pay 64.5% more for transportation
|
Goose Creek
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.22
|
$8.66
€7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.00
|
$70.54
€63.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,500.00
|
$32,914.63
€29,529.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.43
|
$30.29
€27.17
|
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Goose Creek vs. Berlin - Cost of transportation
pay 9.3% more for housing
|
Goose Creek
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$81.11
|
$48.20
€43.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,391.00
|
$1,478.95
€1,326.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,200.00
|
$1,114.14
€999.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.74
|
$295.08
€264.73
|
|
Goose Creek vs. Berlin - Cost of housing
pay 47.9% less for childcare
|
Goose Creek
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$650.00
|
$144.45
€129.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,000.00
|
$15,853.22
€14,222.71
|
|
Goose Creek vs. Berlin - Cost of childcare
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Goose Creek
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$5.43
€4.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$4.34
€3.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.75
|
$10.53
€9.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
|
$40.06
€35.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
|
$15.68
€14.06
|
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Goose Creek vs. Berlin - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 46.8% more for clothing
|
Goose Creek
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.67
|
$95.44
€85.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.28
|
$47.03
€42.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.67
|
$104.60
€93.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
|
$141.17
€126.65
|
|
Goose Creek vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing
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