Cost of living comparison
Sopot is 30.6% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.4% less in Sopot
- Groceries
-
pay 36.1% less in Sopot
- Transportation
-
pay 34.7% less in Sopot
- Housing
-
pay 40.0% less in Sopot
- Childcare
-
pay 11.4% less in Sopot
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.4% less in Sopot
- Clothing
-
pay 26.9% less in Sopot
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Sopot.
If you lived in Sopot instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Sopot
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.68
|
$9.90
PLN41.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.50
|
$7.42
PLN30.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.81
|
$2.07
PLN8.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.77
|
$1.65
PLN6.86
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Sopot
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.91
|
$1.21
PLN5.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.50
|
$4.56
PLN18.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.46
|
$3.47
PLN14.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.20
|
$3.00
PLN12.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.27
|
$2.73
PLN11.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.31
|
$0.42
PLN1.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$0.73
PLN3.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.98
|
$0.73
PLN3.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.80
|
$1.01
PLN4.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.37
PLN1.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.78
|
$0.50
PLN2.06
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Sopot
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€7.01
|
$6.08
PLN25.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€51.21
|
$29.45
PLN122.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€31,010.02
|
$29,694.68
PLN123,448.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€28.64
|
$7.92
PLN32.92
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Sopot
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€43.87
|
$15.63
PLN65.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,247.03
|
$907.34
PLN3,772.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€915.56
|
$532.03
PLN2,211.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€257.01
|
$204.68
PLN850.93
|
|
pay 11.4% less for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Sopot
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€299.36
|
$330.97
PLN1,375.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,399.94
|
$6,681.30
PLN27,775.95
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Sopot
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.18
|
$3.71
PLN15.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.88
|
$3.41
PLN14.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.88
|
$4.58
PLN19.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€36.95
|
$34.03
PLN141.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.33
|
$6.19
PLN25.72
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Sopot
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€83.37
|
$70.36
PLN292.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€39.97
|
$34.03
PLN141.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€93.12
|
$69.29
PLN288.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€134.87
|
$75.16
PLN312.48
|
|
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