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Berlin vs. Wagga Wagga Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 14.8% more expensive than Wagga Wagga.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% more in Berlin
Groceries: pay 15.0% less in Berlin
Transportation: pay 50.5% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 63.3% more in Berlin
Childcare: pay 77.2% less in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% less in Berlin
Clothing: pay 0.2% more in Berlin

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

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Berlin vs. Wagga Wagga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.9% more for restaurants

	Wagga Wagga	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.58 A$19.76	$16.80 €15.07	+23.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.44 A$15.20	$13.44 €12.05	+28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 A$4.50	$3.44 €3.09	+11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 A$3.72	$3.10 €2.78	+21.5%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 15.0% less for groceries

	Wagga Wagga	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$3.25 A$4.73	$2.40 €2.15	-26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.48 A$9.43	$8.59 €7.71	+32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.82 A$8.47	$4.72 €4.23	-19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 A$7.65	$4.47 €4.01	-14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 A$6.51	$5.44 €4.88	+21.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 A$2.61	$1.61 €1.44	-10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.43 A$2.08	$0.90 €0.81	-36.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 A$2.31	$1.52 €1.37	-4.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.36 A$3.43	$1.70 €1.52	-28.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 A$2.05	$0.94 €0.85	-33.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 A$1.84	$0.98 €0.88	-22.5%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 50.5% more for transportation

	Wagga Wagga	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.38	$8.66 €7.77	+70.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$70.54 €63.29
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$39,204.67	$32,914.63 €29,529.36	+22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.79 A$24.44	$30.29 €27.17	+80.4%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 63.3% more for housing

	Wagga Wagga	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.39 A$80.62	$48.20 €43.24	-13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$905.11 A$1,317.29	$1,478.95 €1,326.84	+63.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$696.24 A$1,013.30	$1,114.14 €999.55	+60.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.13 A$202.49	$295.08 €264.73	+112.1%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 77.2% less for childcare

	Wagga Wagga	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,167.40 A$3,154.41	$144.45 €129.59	-93.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,280.48 A$29,516.05	$15,853.22 €14,222.71	-21.8%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Wagga Wagga	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.35 A$12.16	$5.43 €4.87	-35.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.03 A$5.86	$4.34 €3.89	+7.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.84	$10.53 €9.44	-76.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.85 A$40.53	$40.06 €35.94	+43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.67 A$22.80	$15.68 €14.06	+0.1%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 0.2% more for clothing

	Wagga Wagga	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.36 A$111.14	$95.44 €85.62	+25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.12 A$81.68	$47.03 €42.19	-16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.35 A$169.34	$104.60 €93.84	-10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.92 A$192.00	$141.17 €126.65	+7.0%
Average			+0.2%

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