Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 67.0% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
$1,029.84
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
$1,029.84
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$165.71
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$113.28
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
$462.85
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
$1,063.78
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
$2,142.33
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
$523.72
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
$468.08
|
$4.93
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
$344.33
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
$202.08
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$266.26
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
$180.55
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$151.37
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$145.63
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 44.5% more for transportation
Kingston
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
$796.96
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
$5,664.11
|
$93.45
€87.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
$6,179,031.96
|
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
$4,428.31
|
$22.98
€21.55
|
|
pay 96.5% more for housing
Kingston
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
$6,881.10
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
$108,683.52
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
$59,876.11
|
$999.06
€936.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
$17,911.12
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
$44,577.30
|
$210.36
€197.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
$348,428.75
|
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
|
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
$334.70
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
$568.17
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
$1,441.77
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
$8,488.45
|
$41.73
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
$1,544.76
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 66.1% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
$5,958.35
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
$5,002.07
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
$10,491.48
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
$11,263.86
|
$118.23
€110.88
|
|
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