Cost of living comparison
compared to
Berlin vs. Road Town Cost of Living Summary
Berlin is 1.3% more expensive than Road Town.
Berlin vs. Road Town Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Berlin instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 42.7% more for restaurants
|
Road Town
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.50
|
$16.80
€14.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$13.44
€11.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
|
$3.44
€3.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
|
$3.10
€2.77
|
|
Road Town vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants
pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Road Town
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.57
|
$2.40
€2.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.59
€7.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
|
$4.72
€4.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$4.47
€3.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.44
€4.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.61
€1.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.90
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.52
€1.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.97
|
$1.70
€1.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.94
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.78
|
$0.98
€0.87
|
|
Road Town vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries
pay 81.4% more for transportation
|
Road Town
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
|
$8.66
€7.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$70.54
€62.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,914.63
€29,377.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$30.29
€27.03
|
|
Road Town vs. Berlin - Cost of transportation
pay 4.7% less for housing
|
Road Town
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.00
|
$48.20
€43.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$1,478.95
€1,320.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.67
|
$1,114.14
€994.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.65
|
$295.08
€263.37
|
|
Road Town vs. Berlin - Cost of housing
pay 36.7% less for childcare
|
Road Town
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$144.45
€128.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,236.67
|
$15,853.22
€14,149.60
|
|
Road Town vs. Berlin - Cost of childcare
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Road Town
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$5.43
€4.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
|
$4.34
€3.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
|
$10.53
€9.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$40.06
€35.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$15.68
€13.99
|
|
Road Town vs. Berlin - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 8.7% more for clothing
|
Road Town
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$95.44
€85.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$47.03
€41.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.00
|
$104.60
€93.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$141.17
€126.00
|
|
Road Town vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing
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