Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 6.3% more expensive than Parsippany-Troy Hills.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.7% more in Berlin
- Groceries
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pay 10.0% more in Berlin
- Transportation
-
pay 27.3% more in Berlin
- Housing
-
pay 9.1% more in Berlin
- Childcare
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pay 77.5% less in Berlin
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 1.6% more in Berlin
- Clothing
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pay 38.6% more in Berlin
The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Berlin are more expensive than in Parsippany-Troy Hills.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Parsippany-Troy Hills, you would:
pay 34.7% more for restaurants
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Parsippany-Troy Hills
|
Berlin
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
|
$16.08
€13.95
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
|
$11.79
€10.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.88
€2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.84
€2.46
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
|
Parsippany-Troy Hills
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.04
|
$1.96
€1.70
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.61
|
$6.66
€5.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$4.57
€3.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
|
$3.28
€2.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$5.41
€4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.34
€1.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.83
€0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$1.00
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$1.85
€1.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.83
€0.72
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.80
€0.69
|
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pay 27.3% more for transportation
|
Parsippany-Troy Hills
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
|
$7.19
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.00
|
$52.52
€45.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$31,799.21
€27,592.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.46
|
$29.37
€25.48
|
|
pay 9.1% more for housing
|
Parsippany-Troy Hills
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.00
|
$44.99
€39.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,833.33
|
$1,278.77
€1,109.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,500.00
|
$938.86
€814.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.65
|
$263.55
€228.68
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
|
Parsippany-Troy Hills
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,366.67
|
$306.98
€266.37
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,639.17
€8,364.07
|
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pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Parsippany-Troy Hills
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$4.29
€3.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
|
$3.98
€3.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$9.11
€7.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
|
$37.89
€32.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$13.66
€11.86
|
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pay 38.6% more for clothing
|
Parsippany-Troy Hills
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.50
|
$85.49
€74.18
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.50
|
$40.99
€35.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.00
|
$95.49
€82.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.50
|
$138.30
€120.00
|
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