Cost of living comparison
Brooklyn is 77.9% more expensive than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6% more in Brooklyn
- Groceries
-
pay 99.0% more in Brooklyn
- Transportation
-
pay 13.1% more in Brooklyn
- Housing
-
pay 80.4% more in Brooklyn
- Childcare
-
pay 3.6 times more in Brooklyn
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 89.1% more in Brooklyn
- Clothing
-
pay 1.9% less in Brooklyn
The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Brooklyn are more expensive than in Berlin. Notably, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Brooklyn.
If you lived in Brooklyn instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 2.6% more for restaurants
Berlin
|
Brooklyn
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.09
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.47
|
$2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.43
|
$2.38
|
|
pay 99.0% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.67
|
$4.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.70
|
$6.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€3.91
|
$5.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.81
|
$4.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.62
|
$5.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.15
|
$2.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.86
|
$3.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.58
|
$2.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$3.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.68
|
$1.91
|
|
pay 13.1% more for transportation
Berlin
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.15
|
$3.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€44.93
|
$132.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€27,204.23
|
$25,343.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€25.12
|
$20.40
|
|
pay 80.4% more for housing
Berlin
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€38.49
|
$75.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,093.99
|
$3,300.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€803.20
|
$2,356.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€225.46
|
$116.04
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€262.62
|
$1,772.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,246.31
|
$14,333.33
|
|
pay 89.1% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.67
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.41
|
$5.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€7.79
|
$16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€32.41
|
$119.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€11.69
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€73.14
|
$60.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€35.07
|
$48.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€81.69
|
$105.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€118.31
|
$129.60
|
|
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