Cost of living comparison
Boston is 94.4% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Boston instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 10.6% more for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$22.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
$12.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.73
|
$3.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.69
|
$2.56
|
|
pay 81.6% more for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.85
|
$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.32
|
$9.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.33
|
$4.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.11
|
$4.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.13
|
$6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.28
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$1.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
$3.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$3.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$1.72
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.82
|
$3.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€49.80
|
$90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,157.16
|
$32,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€27.85
|
$16.62
|
|
pay 83.0% more for housing
|
Berlin
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€42.66
|
$70.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,212.74
|
$3,280.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€890.38
|
$2,453.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€249.94
|
$148.96
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€291.13
|
$2,428.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,141.42
|
$25,000.00
|
|
pay 65.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.78
|
$5.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$13.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€35.93
|
$86.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.96
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€81.08
|
$64.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€38.87
|
$43.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€90.56
|
$98.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€131.16
|
$157.18
|
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