Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 19.5% cheaper than San Diego.
If you lived in Berlin instead of San Diego, you would:
pay 2.6% more for restaurants
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San Diego
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.50
|
$16.08
€15.31
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$11.79
€11.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$2.88
€2.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$2.84
€2.70
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
|
San Diego
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.20
|
$1.96
€1.86
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.34
|
$6.66
€6.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$4.57
€4.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
|
$3.28
€3.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.85
|
$5.41
€5.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$1.00
€0.95
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
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pay 13.4% more for transportation
|
San Diego
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
|
$7.19
€6.84
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
$52.52
€50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,376.95
|
$31,799.21
€30,279.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.40
|
$29.37
€27.96
|
|
pay 35.1% less for housing
|
San Diego
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.11
|
$44.99
€42.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,839.47
|
$1,278.77
€1,217.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,284.17
|
$938.86
€893.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.96
|
$263.55
€250.95
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
|
San Diego
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,754.29
|
$306.98
€292.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,666.67
|
$9,639.17
€9,178.42
|
|
pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Diego
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$4.29
€4.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.41
|
$3.98
€3.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
|
$9.11
€8.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.21
|
$37.89
€36.07
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$13.66
€13.01
|
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pay 8.0% more for clothing
|
San Diego
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.49
|
$85.49
€81.41
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.66
|
$40.99
€39.03
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
|
$95.49
€90.93
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.86
|
$138.30
€131.69
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