Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 21.3% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Rome, you would:
pay 43.0% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.15
|
$15.24
€14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
$10.88
€10.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.07
|
$3.08
€2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Rome
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
$2.14
€2.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.46
|
$6.94
€6.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.94
|
$4.68
€4.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.75
|
$6.38
€5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.65
€1.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
Rome
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.94
|
$7.43
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€35.36
|
$53.34
€49.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,952.76
|
$32,415.23
€30,237.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.67
|
$25.46
€23.75
|
|
pay 38.9% more for housing
Rome
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
$42.52
€39.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,093.22
|
$1,392.07
€1,298.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€673.28
|
$988.74
€922.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€163.92
|
$278.35
€259.65
|
|
pay 31.7% less for childcare
Rome
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€482.11
|
$209.09
€195.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,154.27
|
$9,427.53
€8,794.20
|
|
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.05
|
$4.90
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$4.05
€3.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€58.03
|
$37.56
€35.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$13.33
€12.44
|
|
pay 31.0% more for clothing
Rome
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€62.79
|
$88.82
€82.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.89
|
$41.27
€38.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€75.65
|
$96.51
€90.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€96.45
|
$144.43
€134.73
|
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