Cost of living comparison
Bilbao is 12.8% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.7% less in Bilbao
- Groceries
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pay 14.9% less in Bilbao
- Transportation
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pay 22.4% less in Bilbao
- Housing
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pay 28.6% less in Bilbao
- Childcare
-
pay 26.0% more in Bilbao
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.5% less in Bilbao
- Clothing
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pay 10.2% less in Bilbao
Expenses including housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Bilbao.
If you lived in Bilbao instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 18.7% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Bilbao
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$16.08
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.37
|
$10.18
€8.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.54
|
$2.59
€2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.50
|
$1.92
€1.69
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Bilbao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.72
|
$1.35
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.86
|
$7.31
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.02
|
$4.43
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.88
|
$2.88
€2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.75
|
$3.89
€3.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.18
|
$0.98
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.89
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.88
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.62
|
$1.14
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.62
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.70
|
$0.78
€0.68
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Bilbao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.32
|
$6.53
€5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€46.19
|
$42.87
€37.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€27,968.14
|
$30,009.37
€26,393.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€25.83
|
$12.73
€11.19
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Berlin
|
Bilbao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€39.57
|
$35.98
€31.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,124.71
|
$991.38
€871.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€825.75
|
$825.26
€725.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€231.80
|
$105.81
€93.06
|
|
pay 26.0% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Bilbao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€270.00
|
$509.09
€447.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,477.87
|
$8,306.16
€7,305.46
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Bilbao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.77
|
$3.22
€2.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.50
|
$1.99
€1.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.01
|
$6.03
€5.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€33.32
|
$53.59
€47.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.02
|
$8.84
€7.78
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Bilbao
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€75.19
|
$93.78
€82.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€36.05
|
$31.51
€27.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€83.99
|
$77.70
€68.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€121.64
|
$125.93
€110.76
|
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