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Berlin vs. Medicine Hat Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 29.2% more expensive than Medicine Hat.

Restaurants: pay 49.0% more in Berlin
Groceries: pay 22.8% more in Berlin
Transportation: pay 71.4% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 48.1% more in Berlin
Childcare: pay 58.5% less in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% less in Berlin
Clothing: pay 73.0% more in Berlin

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

Berlin vs. Medicine Hat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Berlin instead of Medicine Hat, you would:

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pay 49.0% more for restaurants

	Medicine Hat	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.07 CA$20.93	$17.52 €15.23	+16.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.05 CA$13.95	$13.55 €11.78	+34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.78	$3.49 €3.03	+74.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 CA$2.42	$2.98 €2.59	+70.7%
Average			+49.0%

Medicine Hat vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.8% more for groceries

	Medicine Hat	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.82 CA$2.53	$2.25 €1.96	+23.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 CA$5.65	$7.10 €6.17	+74.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.58 CA$7.75	$5.13 €4.46	-8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 CA$4.50	$3.88 €3.38	+19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.94 CA$6.86	$5.52 €4.80	+11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 CA$2.36	$1.54 €1.34	-9.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 CA$0.83	$0.94 €0.81	+57.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 CA$1.56	$1.20 €1.05	+7.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 CA$2.07	$1.76 €1.53	+18.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CA$0.90	$0.91 €0.79	+39.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 CA$0.93	$0.78 €0.68	+15.4%
Average			+22.8%

Medicine Hat vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.4% more for transportation

	Medicine Hat	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.71 CA$5.15	$7.52 €6.54	+102.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.59 CA$70.25	$68.91 €59.92	+36.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,382.26 CA$33,856.70	$32,702.07 €28,435.49	+34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.07 CA$20.93	$32.00 €27.83	+112.4%
Average			+71.4%

Medicine Hat vs. Berlin - Cost of transportation

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pay 48.1% more for housing

	Medicine Hat	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.15 CA$83.52	$50.32 €43.75	-16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$801.31 CA$1,112.68	$1,427.12 €1,240.93	+78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$717.59 CA$996.43	$1,068.35 €928.97	+48.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.49 CA$211.75	$277.09 €240.94	+81.7%
Average			+48.1%

Medicine Hat vs. Berlin - Cost of housing

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pay 58.5% less for childcare

	Medicine Hat	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$841.80 CA$1,168.90	$184.92 €160.80	-78.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,667.38 CA$21,755.39	$9,579.95 €8,330.08	-38.9%
Average			-58.5%

Medicine Hat vs. Berlin - Cost of childcare

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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Medicine Hat	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.74 CA$7.97	$5.26 €4.57	-8.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 CA$5.16	$4.45 €3.87	+19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.48 CA$15.94	$10.16 €8.84	-11.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.78 CA$76.06	$38.79 €33.73	-29.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.20 CA$16.94	$14.89 €12.95	+22.1%
Average			-1.4%

Medicine Hat vs. Berlin - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 73.0% more for clothing

	Medicine Hat	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.67 CA$71.74	$93.79 €81.55	+81.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.91 CA$37.37	$43.63 €37.94	+62.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.45 CA$93.66	$106.67 €92.75	+58.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.17 CA$94.66	$129.59 €112.69	+90.1%
Average			+73.0%

Medicine Hat vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing

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