Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 36.7% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 61.0% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$4.93
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$93.45
€87.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$32,967.00
€30,931.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$22.98
€21.56
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$42.65
€40.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$999.06
€937.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$273.14
€256.27
|
|
pay 74.9% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$210.36
€197.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$7,885.50
€7,398.57
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$4.40
€4.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$41.73
€39.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$91.74
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$38.98
€36.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$94.97
€89.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$118.23
€110.93
|
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