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Berlin vs. Melbourne Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 13.1% cheaper than Melbourne.

Restaurants: pay 4.9% more in Berlin
Groceries: pay 10.1% less in Berlin
Transportation: pay 10.6% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 8.2% less in Berlin
Childcare: pay 82.0% less in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.7% less in Berlin
Clothing: pay 1.2% more in Berlin

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

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Berlin vs. Melbourne Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Berlin instead of Melbourne, you would:

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pay 4.9% more for restaurants

	Melbourne	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$16.80 €14.95	-3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.27 A$17.65	$13.44 €11.96	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 A$4.46	$3.44 €3.06	+11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 A$3.58	$3.10 €2.76	+24.6%
Average			+4.9%

Melbourne vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% less for groceries

	Melbourne	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$2.93 A$4.22	$2.40 €2.14	-18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.24 A$7.54	$8.59 €7.65	+63.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.80 A$8.35	$4.72 €4.20	-18.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.48 A$7.89	$4.47 €3.98	-18.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.44 A$6.38	$5.44 €4.84	+22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.84 A$2.65	$1.61 €1.43	-12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.38 A$1.99	$0.90 €0.81	-34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 A$2.07	$1.52 €1.35	+5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.14 A$3.08	$1.70 €1.51	-20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 A$1.96	$0.94 €0.84	-30.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 A$1.64	$0.98 €0.87	-14.3%
Average			-10.1%

Melbourne vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.6% more for transportation

	Melbourne	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.46 A$7.86	$8.66 €7.71	+58.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$139.25 A$200.33	$70.54 €62.79	-49.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,538.88 A$41,057.24	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	+15.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.56 A$22.39	$30.29 €26.96	+94.6%
Average			+10.6%

Melbourne vs. Berlin - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.2% less for housing

	Melbourne	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.47 A$81.23	$48.20 €42.90	-14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,726.11 A$2,483.25	$1,478.95 €1,316.32	-14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,405.75 A$2,022.37	$1,114.14 €991.62	-20.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$176.73 A$254.26	$295.08 €262.63	+67.0%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 82.0% less for childcare

	Melbourne	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,374.95 A$3,416.70	$144.45 €128.56	-93.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,879.04 A$42,985.24	$15,853.22 €14,109.93	-46.9%
Average			-82.0%

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pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Melbourne	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.75 A$14.02	$5.43 €4.83	-44.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.02 A$5.78	$4.34 €3.86	+8.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$10.53 €9.37	-76.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.38 A$72.48	$40.06 €35.65	-20.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.32 A$22.04	$15.68 €13.95	+2.3%
Average			-25.7%

Melbourne vs. Berlin - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.2% more for clothing

	Melbourne	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.23 A$115.42	$95.44 €84.95	+19.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.88 A$71.76	$47.03 €41.86	-5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.33 A$171.67	$104.60 €93.09	-12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.46 A$190.56	$141.17 €125.65	+6.6%
Average			+1.2%

Melbourne vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing

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