Cost of living comparison
Duisburg is 11.2% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.8% less in Duisburg
- Groceries
-
pay 4.8% less in Duisburg
- Transportation
-
pay 11.1% less in Duisburg
- Housing
-
pay 30.3% less in Duisburg
- Childcare
-
pay 13.4% less in Duisburg
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.6% less in Duisburg
- Clothing
-
pay 6.1% less in Duisburg
Expenses including housing, childcare, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Duisburg.
If you lived in Duisburg instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Duisburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.17
|
$12.86
€11.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.39
|
$9.65
€8.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.54
|
$3.14
€2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.50
|
$2.89
€2.54
|
|
pay 4.8% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Duisburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.72
|
$1.99
€1.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.87
|
$6.69
€5.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.03
|
$4.21
€3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.89
|
$3.26
€2.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.76
|
$6.27
€5.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.19
|
$1.32
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.74
€0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.88
|
$0.95
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.63
|
$1.77
€1.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.62
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.70
|
$0.67
€0.59
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Duisburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.33
|
$7.07
€6.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€46.28
|
$52.52
€46.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€28,022.74
|
$29,130.52
€25,670.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€25.88
|
$22.51
€19.83
|
|
pay 30.3% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Duisburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€39.64
|
$45.22
€39.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,126.90
|
$468.00
€412.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€827.36
|
$415.31
€365.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€232.25
|
$256.66
€226.18
|
|
pay 13.4% less for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Duisburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€270.53
|
$241.15
€212.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,494.42
|
$9,109.99
€8,028.08
|
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Duisburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.78
|
$4.82
€4.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.51
|
$3.62
€3.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.03
|
$8.79
€7.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€33.39
|
$29.47
€25.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.04
|
$12.86
€11.33
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Duisburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€75.34
|
$92.17
€81.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€36.12
|
$39.12
€34.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€84.15
|
$88.21
€77.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€121.87
|
$110.39
€97.28
|
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