Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 19.6% cheaper than Palo Alto.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Palo Alto, you would:
pay 2.9% less for restaurants
|
Palo Alto
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.50
|
$16.08
€15.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$11.79
€11.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$2.88
€2.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
|
Palo Alto
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.22
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
|
$6.66
€6.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$4.57
€4.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.50
|
$3.28
€3.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.75
|
$5.41
€5.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
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pay 17.6% more for transportation
|
Palo Alto
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
|
$7.19
€6.71
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$52.52
€49.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,530.00
|
$31,799.21
€29,667.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.41
|
$29.37
€27.40
|
|
pay 33.7% less for housing
|
Palo Alto
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$44.99
€41.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,397.50
|
$1,278.77
€1,193.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,198.33
|
$938.86
€875.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.87
|
$263.55
€245.88
|
|
pay 81.6% less for childcare
|
Palo Alto
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,705.00
|
$306.98
€286.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$37,770.00
|
$9,639.17
€8,993.02
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palo Alto
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$4.29
€4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
|
$3.98
€3.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$9.11
€8.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$37.89
€35.35
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.99
|
$13.66
€12.75
|
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pay 35.2% more for clothing
|
Palo Alto
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$85.49
€79.76
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.12
|
$40.99
€38.24
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$95.49
€89.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.22
|
$138.30
€129.03
|
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