Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 3.9% cheaper than Modesto.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.5% more in Berlin
- Groceries
-
pay 28.6% less in Berlin
- Transportation
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pay 36.1% more in Berlin
- Housing
-
pay 11.8% less in Berlin
- Childcare
-
pay 73.3% less in Berlin
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 13.2% less in Berlin
- Clothing
-
pay 36.8% more in Berlin
The cost of clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Berlin are more expensive than in Modesto. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Berlin.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Modesto, you would:
pay 26.5% more for restaurants
Modesto
|
Berlin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
|
$16.08
€13.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
|
$11.79
€10.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
|
$2.88
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
|
$2.84
€2.43
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
Modesto
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$1.96
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
|
$6.66
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
|
$4.57
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.69
|
$3.28
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.67
|
$5.41
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
|
$1.34
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.83
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$1.00
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.14
|
$1.85
€1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.83
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$0.80
€0.68
|
|
pay 36.1% more for transportation
Modesto
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
|
$7.19
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$52.52
€44.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,530.00
|
$31,799.21
€27,204.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.41
|
$29.37
€25.12
|
|
pay 11.8% less for housing
Modesto
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.25
|
$44.99
€38.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.00
|
$1,278.77
€1,093.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,284.00
|
$938.86
€803.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.87
|
$263.55
€225.46
|
|
pay 73.3% less for childcare
Modesto
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,883.33
|
$306.98
€262.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,000.00
|
$9,639.17
€8,246.31
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
Modesto
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$4.29
€3.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.84
|
$3.98
€3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
|
$9.11
€7.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.00
|
$37.89
€32.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$13.66
€11.69
|
|
pay 36.8% more for clothing
Modesto
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.90
|
$85.49
€73.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.12
|
$40.99
€35.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
|
$95.49
€81.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.67
|
$138.30
€118.31
|
|
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