Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 45.0% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Berlin instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 35.1% more for restaurants
San Jose
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,105
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,655
|
$9.97
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡924
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡847
|
$2.39
€2.21
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
San Jose
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,037
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,857
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,597
|
$5.11
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,608
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,941
|
$4.93
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,119
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡269
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡444
|
$1.34
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡547
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡496
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡520
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 66.6% more for transportation
San Jose
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,119
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡18,077
|
$93.45
€86.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,457,039
|
$32,967.00
€30,360.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,737
|
$22.98
€21.16
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
San Jose
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,715
|
$42.65
€39.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡347,136
|
$1,347.77
€1,241.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡212,565
|
$999.06
€920.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,260
|
$273.14
€251.55
|
|
pay 25.5% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡181,138
|
$210.36
€193.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,416,454
|
$7,885.50
€7,262.15
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,411
|
$4.40
€4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,543
|
$3.62
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,210
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,684
|
$41.73
€38.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,762
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡43,057
|
$91.74
€84.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,689
|
$38.98
€35.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,777
|
$94.97
€87.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,665
|
$118.23
€108.88
|
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