Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 65.8% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
$79.71
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
$55.30
|
$9.97
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.42
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$5.36
|
$2.39
€2.21
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
$15.09
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
$26.75
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
$52.79
|
$5.11
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
$24.07
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
$25.87
|
$4.93
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
$11.48
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
$6.60
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
$7.66
|
$1.34
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
$14.61
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.51
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
$3.79
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 76.9% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
$22.92
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
$398.56
|
$93.45
€86.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
$211,736.21
|
$32,967.00
€30,360.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
$75.73
|
$22.98
€21.16
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
$331.40
|
$42.65
€39.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
$3,876.92
|
$1,347.77
€1,241.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
$2,812.93
|
$999.06
€920.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
$387.36
|
$273.14
€251.55
|
|
pay 41.3% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
$1,166.63
|
$210.36
€193.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
$33,213.52
|
$7,885.50
€7,262.15
|
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
$11.96
|
$4.40
€4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
$25.28
|
$3.62
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
$40.85
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
$338.07
|
$41.73
€38.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
$49.82
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
$432.98
|
$91.74
€84.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
$386.11
|
$38.98
€35.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
$680.88
|
$94.97
€87.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
$621.09
|
$118.23
€108.88
|
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