Cost of living comparison
Bloomield is 43.9% more expensive than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.6% less in Bloomield
- Groceries
-
pay 47.1% more in Bloomield
- Transportation
-
pay 33.9% less in Bloomield
- Housing
-
pay 11.9% more in Bloomield
- Childcare
-
pay 3.6 times more in Bloomield
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.0% more in Bloomield
- Clothing
-
pay 15.5% less in Bloomield
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Bloomield are more expensive than in Berlin. Expenses including transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Bloomield. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bloomield.
If you lived in Bloomield instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.68
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.50
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.81
|
$2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.77
|
$2.00
|
|
pay 47.1% more for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.91
|
$4.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.50
|
$3.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.46
|
$4.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.20
|
$3.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.27
|
$5.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.31
|
$2.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$1.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.98
|
$2.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.80
|
$2.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$1.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.78
|
$1.53
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€7.01
|
$3.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€51.21
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€31,010.02
|
$25,343.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€28.64
|
$19.90
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
|
Berlin
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€43.87
|
$50.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,247.03
|
$1,700.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€915.56
|
$1,500.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€257.01
|
$116.04
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€299.36
|
$1,750.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,399.94
|
$14,333.33
|
|
pay 48.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.18
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.88
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.88
|
$13.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€36.95
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.33
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€83.37
|
$50.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€39.97
|
$48.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€93.12
|
$86.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€134.87
|
$98.00
|
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