Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 10.9% more expensive than Bolzano-Bozen.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.8% more in Berlin
- Groceries
-
pay 5.2% more in Berlin
- Transportation
-
pay 11.2% more in Berlin
- Housing
-
pay 56.7% more in Berlin
- Childcare
-
pay 9.3% more in Berlin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4% more in Berlin
- Clothing
-
pay 13.2% less in Berlin
The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Berlin are more expensive than in Bolzano-Bozen.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Bolzano-Bozen, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
Bolzano-Bozen
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.29
€16.59
|
$16.08
€13.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€8.76
|
$11.79
€10.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
€2.76
|
$2.88
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€1.87
|
$2.84
€2.44
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Bolzano-Bozen
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
€2.63
|
$1.96
€1.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.50
€6.45
|
$6.66
€5.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€4.73
|
$4.57
€3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
€3.53
|
$3.28
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.24
|
$5.41
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.82
|
$1.34
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.72
|
$0.83
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€0.98
|
$1.00
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€0.96
|
$1.85
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.52
|
$0.83
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.67
|
$0.80
€0.68
|
|
pay 11.2% more for transportation
Bolzano-Bozen
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.35
€6.32
|
$7.19
€6.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€46.08
|
$52.52
€45.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€23,041.57
|
$31,799.21
€27,345.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.51
€19.35
|
$29.37
€25.25
|
|
pay 56.7% more for housing
Bolzano-Bozen
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.01
€23.23
|
$44.99
€38.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$897.60
€771.89
|
$1,278.77
€1,099.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$746.11
€641.62
|
$938.86
€807.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.36
€118.12
|
$263.55
€226.64
|
|
pay 9.3% more for childcare
Bolzano-Bozen
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.57
€384.03
|
$306.98
€263.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,430.58
€5,529.98
|
$9,639.17
€8,289.20
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bolzano-Bozen
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.61
|
$4.29
€3.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
€2.36
|
$3.98
€3.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
€6.45
|
$9.11
€7.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.31
€55.30
|
$37.89
€32.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.06
|
$13.66
€11.75
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Bolzano-Bozen
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.45
€72.63
|
$85.49
€73.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.73
€52.23
|
$40.99
€35.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.04
€107.53
|
$95.49
€82.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.76
€116.74
|
$138.30
€118.93
|
|
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