Cost of living comparison
Melbourne is 64.2% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Melbourne instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.11
|
$16.61
A$25.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.08
|
$9.97
A$15.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.85
|
$2.58
A$3.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.54
|
$2.32
A$3.52
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.98
|
$2.65
A$4.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.42
|
$4.93
A$7.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.33
|
$5.53
A$8.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.23
|
$3.86
A$5.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.91
|
$3.97
A$6.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.38
A$2.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.15
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.20
A$1.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$1.64
A$2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.99
A$1.50
|
|
pay 15.7% more for transportation
Berlin
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.88
|
$4.83
A$7.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.38
|
$126.80
A$191.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,012.42
|
$26,915.83
A$40,744.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.58
|
$19.61
A$29.68
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
Berlin
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.37
|
$53.17
A$80.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,288.88
|
$1,491.94
A$2,258.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€915.45
|
$1,204.80
A$1,823.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€257.71
|
$125.04
A$189.28
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€193.59
|
$1,542.90
A$2,335.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,728.71
|
$19,264.75
A$29,162.50
|
|
pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.54
|
$6.65
A$10.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.75
|
$3.40
A$5.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.26
|
$29.91
A$45.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.78
|
$51.92
A$78.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.35
|
$14.62
A$22.13
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.24
|
$79.63
A$120.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.21
|
$52.42
A$79.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€89.36
|
$105.56
A$159.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€133.73
|
$115.21
A$174.41
|
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