Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 38.5% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Spain, you would:
pay 41.2% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.42
|
$15.24
€14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.35
|
$10.88
€10.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$3.08
€2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
|
pay 33.7% more for groceries
Spain
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$2.14
€2.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.78
|
$6.94
€6.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$4.68
€4.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.04
|
$6.38
€5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.65
€1.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
pay 34.4% more for transportation
Spain
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.10
|
$7.43
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€33.06
|
$53.34
€49.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,398.13
|
$32,415.23
€30,237.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.42
|
$25.46
€23.75
|
|
pay 75.8% more for housing
Spain
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.54
|
$42.52
€39.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€772.78
|
$1,392.07
€1,298.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€620.61
|
$988.74
€922.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€99.50
|
$278.35
€259.65
|
|
pay 9.0% less for childcare
Spain
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€355.54
|
$209.09
€195.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,912.56
|
$9,427.53
€8,794.20
|
|
pay 58.7% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.57
|
$4.90
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.79
|
$4.05
€3.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.20
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€40.14
|
$37.56
€35.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.90
|
$13.33
€12.44
|
|
pay 34.5% more for clothing
Spain
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€68.17
|
$88.82
€82.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.35
|
$41.27
€38.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€70.05
|
$96.51
€90.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.79
|
$144.43
€134.73
|
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