Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 49.6% more expensive than Apia.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Apia, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
Apia
|
Berlin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$2.84
€2.72
|
|
pay 72.2% more for groceries
Apia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.96
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.66
€6.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$4.57
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.28
€3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.41
€5.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.34
€1.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Apia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.19
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.52
€50.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,799.21
€30,488.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.37
€28.16
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Apia
|
Berlin
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$44.99
€43.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,278.77
€1,226.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$938.86
€900.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$263.55
€252.68
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Apia
|
Berlin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$306.98
€294.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,639.17
€9,241.78
|
pay 63.8% more for entertainment and sports
Apia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$4.29
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$3.98
€3.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.11
€8.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.89
€36.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.66
€13.10
|
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pay 47.9% more for clothing
Apia
|
Berlin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$85.49
€81.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$40.99
€39.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$95.49
€91.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$138.30
€132.60
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