Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Germany

Berlin vs. Kingston Upon Thames Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 14.2% cheaper than Kingston Upon Thames.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% more in Berlin
Groceries: pay 24.8% more in Berlin
Transportation: pay 20.3% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 27.1% less in Berlin
Childcare: pay 80.3% less in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.8% less in Berlin
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in Berlin

The cost of groceries, transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Berlin are more expensive than in Kingston Upon Thames. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Berlin.

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Berlin vs. Kingston Upon Thames Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Berlin instead of Kingston Upon Thames, you would:

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pay 3.8% more for restaurants

	Kingston Upon Thames	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.80 £16.47	$16.80 €14.99	-23.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.98	$13.44 €11.99	+27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 £2.23	$3.44 €3.07	+16.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 £1.35	$3.10 €2.77	+73.8%
Average			+3.8%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.8% more for groceries

	Kingston Upon Thames	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 £1.30	$2.40 €2.14	+39.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.24 £3.20	$8.59 €7.67	+102.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.28 £4.74	$4.72 €4.21	-25.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.01 £3.78	$4.47 €3.99	-10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.98 £3.00	$5.44 €4.85	+36.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$1.61 €1.44	+11.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.48	$0.90 €0.81	+43.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 £0.87	$1.52 €1.36	+31.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 £0.97	$1.70 €1.51	+32.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.56	$0.94 €0.84	+28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$0.98 €0.87	+22.5%
Average			+24.8%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.3% more for transportation

	Kingston Upon Thames	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.70 £5.82	$8.66 €7.73	+12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.29 £31.93	$70.54 €62.97	+66.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,835.78	$32,914.63 €29,380.19	-13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.52 £12.47	$30.29 €27.04	+83.4%
Average			+20.3%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Berlin - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.1% less for housing

	Kingston Upon Thames	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.48 £30.57	$48.20 €43.02	+19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,015.19 £1,521.87	$1,478.95 €1,320.13	-26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,866.53 £1,409.61	$1,114.14 €994.50	-40.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.00 £214.48	$295.08 €263.40	+3.9%
Average			-27.1%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Berlin - Cost of housing

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pay 80.3% less for childcare

	Kingston Upon Thames	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,636.27 £1,990.91	$144.45 €128.93	-94.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,279.43 £16,825.44	$15,853.22 €14,150.87	-28.8%
Average			-80.3%

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pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Kingston Upon Thames	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.25 £6.99	$5.43 €4.85	-41.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.38 £4.07	$4.34 €3.87	-19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.71	$10.53 €9.40	-55.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$102.63 £77.51	$40.06 €35.76	-61.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.82 £14.97	$15.68 €13.99	-20.9%
Average			-40.8%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Berlin - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	Kingston Upon Thames	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £86.07	$95.44 €85.19	-16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.86 £39.92	$47.03 €41.98	-11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.29 £59.88	$104.60 €93.36	+31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.71 £79.84	$141.17 €126.01	+33.5%
Average			+7.0%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing

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