Cost of living comparison
compared to
Berlin vs. Lafayette Cost of Living Summary
Berlin is 40.3% more expensive than Lafayette.
- Restaurants
-
pay 22.2% more in Berlin
- Groceries
-
pay 5.6% less in Berlin
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4 times more in Berlin
- Housing
-
pay 59.0% more in Berlin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.2% less in Berlin
The cost of transportation, housing, and restaurants in Berlin are more expensive than in Lafayette. Expenses including entertainment and sports and groceries are lower in Berlin. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Berlin.
Berlin vs. Lafayette Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Berlin instead of Lafayette, you would:
pay 22.2% more for restaurants
|
Lafayette
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$17.52
€14.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$13.55
€11.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$3.49
€2.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.98
€2.54
|
|
Lafayette vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants
pay 5.6% less for groceries
|
Lafayette
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
|
$2.25
€1.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.10
€6.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.75
|
$5.13
€4.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$3.88
€3.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.00
|
$5.52
€4.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.50
|
$1.54
€1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.94
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.20
€1.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.76
€1.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
€0.66
|
|
Lafayette vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Lafayette
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.20
|
$7.52
€6.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.91
€58.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,702.07
€27,862.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$32.00
€27.27
|
|
Lafayette vs. Berlin - Cost of transportation
pay 59.0% more for housing
|
Lafayette
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
|
$50.32
€42.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,427.12
€1,215.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,068.35
€910.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$122.35
|
$277.09
€236.08
|
|
Lafayette vs. Berlin - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Lafayette
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$184.92
€157.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,579.95
€8,162.18
|
Lafayette vs. Berlin - Cost of childcare
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lafayette
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.26
€4.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
|
$4.45
€3.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$10.16
€8.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.00
|
$38.79
€33.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.89
€12.69
|
|
Lafayette vs. Berlin - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lafayette
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$93.79
€79.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.63
€37.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$106.67
€90.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$129.59
€110.41
|
Lafayette vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing
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