Cost of living comparison
Liege is 10.8% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.7% less in Liege
- Groceries
-
pay 6.4% less in Liege
- Transportation
-
pay 14.7% less in Liege
- Housing
-
pay 24.9% less in Liege
- Childcare
-
pay 7.4% less in Liege
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.5% less in Liege
- Clothing
-
pay 12.7% less in Liege
Expenses including housing, transportation, clothing, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Liege.
If you lived in Liege instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 5.7% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Liege
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.68
|
$19.29
€18.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.50
|
$10.72
€10.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.81
|
$2.77
€2.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.77
|
$1.99
€1.94
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Liege
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.91
|
$2.64
€2.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.50
|
$5.63
€5.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.46
|
$4.88
€4.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.20
|
$3.66
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.27
|
$4.54
€4.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.31
|
$1.38
€1.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$1.00
€0.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.98
|
$0.83
€0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.80
|
$1.50
€1.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.61
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.78
|
$0.36
€0.35
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Liege
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€7.01
|
$6.80
€6.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€51.21
|
$39.98
€38.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€31,010.02
|
$23,578.79
€22,993.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€28.64
|
$28.29
€27.59
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Liege
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€43.87
|
$56.19
€54.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,247.03
|
$727.91
€709.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€915.56
|
$598.40
€583.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€257.01
|
$145.08
€141.48
|
|
pay 7.4% less for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Liege
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€299.36
|
$375.12
€365.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,399.94
|
$6,073.32
€5,922.60
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Liege
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.18
|
$4.29
€4.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.88
|
$3.17
€3.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.88
|
$8.79
€8.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€36.95
|
$39.30
€38.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.33
|
$14.47
€14.11
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Liege
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€83.37
|
$79.04
€77.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€39.97
|
$33.22
€32.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€93.12
|
$84.85
€82.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€134.87
|
$120.04
€117.06
|
|
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