Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 27.1% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Italy, you would:
pay 29.7% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
Italy
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$4.93
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 48.6% more for transportation
Italy
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$93.45
€87.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$22.98
€21.55
|
|
pay 86.2% more for housing
Italy
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$999.06
€936.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Italy
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$210.36
€197.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$41.73
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
Italy
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$118.23
€110.88
|
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