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Berlin vs. Winston-salem Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 9.8% more expensive than Winston-salem.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% more in Berlin
Groceries: pay 21.4% less in Berlin
Transportation: pay 47.0% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 7.2% more in Berlin
Childcare: pay 67.8% less in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.3% more in Berlin
Clothing: pay 58.2% more in Berlin

The cost of clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing in Berlin are more expensive than in Winston-salem. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Berlin.

Berlin vs. Winston-salem Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Berlin instead of Winston-salem, you would:

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pay 21.4% more for restaurants

	Winston-salem	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$16.08 €15.59	-19.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$11.79 €11.43	+17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.88 €2.80	+15.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65	$2.84 €2.75	+72.2%
Average			+21.4%

Winston-salem vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.4% less for groceries

	Winston-salem	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$3.31	$1.96 €1.90	-40.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.61	$6.66 €6.46	+0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27	$4.57 €4.43	+39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.92	$3.28 €3.18	-16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67	$5.41 €5.24	-4.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.81	$1.34 €1.30	-52.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77	$0.83 €0.81	+8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.67	$1.00 €0.97	-62.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46	$1.85 €1.79	-24.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.39	$0.83 €0.80	-40.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36	$0.80 €0.77	-41.4%
Average			-21.4%

Winston-salem vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.0% more for transportation

	Winston-salem	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.16	$7.19 €6.97	+127.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.00	$52.52 €50.93	-19.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,344.69	$31,799.21 €30,838.59	-1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.17	$29.37 €28.48	+81.6%
Average			+47.0%

Winston-salem vs. Berlin - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.2% more for housing

	Winston-salem	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.84	$44.99 €43.63	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,490.00	$1,278.77 €1,240.14	-14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,076.00	$938.86 €910.50	-12.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.70	$263.55 €255.59	+100.1%
Average			+7.2%

Winston-salem vs. Berlin - Cost of housing

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pay 67.8% less for childcare

	Winston-salem	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,471.67	$306.98 €297.71	-79.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,111.00	$9,639.17 €9,347.98	-56.4%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Winston-salem	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$4.29 €4.16	-28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20	$3.98 €3.86	-23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$9.11 €8.83	+51.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.50	$37.89 €36.74	+116.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$13.66 €13.25	+5.1%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 58.2% more for clothing

	Winston-salem	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.25	$85.49 €82.91	+84.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.33	$40.99 €39.75	+83.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.00	$95.49 €92.61	+42.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.33	$138.30 €134.12	+22.0%
Average			+58.2%

Winston-salem vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing

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