Cost of living comparison
Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 51.2% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
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pay 65.9% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
- Groceries
-
pay 52.4% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
- Transportation
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pay 43.5% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
- Housing
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pay 72.9% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
- Childcare
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pay 31.1% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 59.2% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
- Clothing
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pay 33.2% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Blumenau - Santa Catarina.
If you lived in Blumenau - Santa Catarina instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.95
|
$5.23
R$28.81
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.23
|
$5.92
R$32.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.50
|
$0.99
R$5.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.46
|
$0.55
R$3.04
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.70
|
$1.08
R$5.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.78
|
$3.34
R$18.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€3.97
|
$3.00
R$16.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.85
|
$1.64
R$9.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.69
|
$1.34
R$7.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.17
|
$0.84
R$4.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.72
|
$0.38
R$2.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.87
|
$0.39
R$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.60
|
$0.54
R$2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.72
|
$0.42
R$2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.69
|
$0.41
R$2.26
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.24
|
$3.73
R$20.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€45.57
|
$52.25
R$288.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€27,592.72
|
$16,373.17
R$90,262.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€25.48
|
$6.75
R$37.21
|
|
pay 72.9% less for housing
Berlin
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€39.03
|
$19.47
R$107.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,109.61
|
$289.14
R$1,593.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€814.67
|
$207.28
R$1,142.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€228.68
|
$54.12
R$298.34
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€266.37
|
$263.95
R$1,455.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,364.07
|
$4,993.24
R$27,526.82
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.72
|
$2.04
R$11.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.45
|
$1.65
R$9.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€7.90
|
$1.83
R$10.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€32.87
|
$20.47
R$112.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€11.86
|
$5.57
R$30.73
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€74.18
|
$41.42
R$228.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€35.57
|
$39.42
R$217.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€82.86
|
$73.90
R$407.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€120.00
|
$62.27
R$343.29
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