Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 83.5% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 88.6% more for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$2.84
€2.72
|
|
pay 14.1% more for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$1.96
€1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$6.66
€6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$4.57
€4.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$3.28
€3.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$5.41
€5.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$1.00
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$7.19
€6.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$52.52
€50.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$31,799.21
€30,488.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$29.37
€28.16
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$44.99
€43.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$1,278.77
€1,226.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$938.86
€900.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$263.55
€252.68
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$306.98
€294.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$9,639.17
€9,241.78
|
|
pay 47.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.29
€4.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$3.98
€3.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$37.89
€36.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$13.66
€13.10
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$85.49
€81.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$40.99
€39.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$95.49
€91.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$138.30
€132.60
|
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