Berlin vs New York City vs Panama City vs Ubud vs Valencia

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Population	3,400,000	8,323,340	880,691	112,490	834,000
Official language(s)	German	English (de facto)	Spanish	Indonesian and Balinese	Spanish, Valencian
Level of English	Very high	Very high	Low	Low	Moderate
Main airport	Berlin Tegel (TXL)	John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)	Tocumen International Airport (PTY)	Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPA)	Valencia Manises Airport (VLC)
Most common months to visit	May - September	April - June, September - November	December - April	May - October	March - June, September, October
Currency	EUR - Euro (€)	USD - US Dollar ($)	PAB - Panamanian Balboa (B/.)	IDR - Indonesian Rupiah (Rp)	EUR - Euro (€)
Credit cards	Accepted in some places but cash often preferred	Accepted everywhere	Accepted almost everywhere but not in smaller shops.	Accepted in some places	Accepted almost everywhere
Remote worker visa	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Average monthly costs	$2200	$5431	$2359	$1363	$1976
Rent	$939	$2891	$1036	$658	$869
Groceries	$188	$383	$236	$150	$146
Dining out	$271	$656	$371	$10	$292
Cafe	$57	$72	$43	$28	$42
Coworking space	$174	$326	$157	$106	$152
Mobile internet	$23	$45	$21	$3	$16
Public transportation	$88	$220	$12	$53	$38
Taxis	$58	$78	$48	$13	$42
Shared bicycles and scooters	$17	$30	$0	$33	$30
Sport and cultural events	$64	$100	$35	$14	$73
Museums and sights	$37	$74	$9	$9	$44
Nightlife	$63	$195	$117	$118	$66
Gym	$66	$55	$37	$72	$34
Yoga	$99	$197	$163	$87	$87
Massage	$56	$109	$75	$10	$45
SIM card options	Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone	AT&T, Verizon	Claro, Movistar	Telkomsel, XL Axiata	Vodafone, Orange
Tipping	Round up for restaurants, not common for bars and services	15-20% at restaurants, 1 USD per drink at bars	10% in restaurants, round up elsewhere	Tip 5 - 10% in restaurants if service charge is not included in the bill	Round up for good service at restaurants, not common at bars
Taxi apps	Mytaxi, Uber	Uber, Lyft	Uber, Tu Chofer	Grab, GoJek	Cabify, FreeNow
Tap water	Drinkable	Drinkable	Not drinkable	Not drinkable	Drinkable
Overall cuisine	Heavy and hearty meals with plenty of meat, potatoes and bread	American. Emphasis on comfort and fast food, with some good seafood dishes. Influence from other regions of the US, North America and the world make NYC a cosmopolitan and international cuisine hub that is incredibly diverse.	Latin American. Emphasis on rice, beans, coconut, and local fruits and vegetables. Pork and beef are regularly used and influence from the islands gives seafood dishes a prominent spot in Panamanian cuisine.	Balinese foods revolve on the complex flavors from certain ingredients like fresh vegetables, meat, coconut milk, and time-tested spices mixture.	Mediterranean style using vegetables, seafoods and meats
Local food specialities	Currywurst, spätzle, königsberger klopse, schnitzel, eisbein, doner kebab, pretzels	Pizza, clam chowder, bagels, corned beef, pastrami, cheesecake, hot dogs, and hundred of other international food options.	Sancocho de gallina, carimanola, empanadas, tamales panameños, tostones, ropa vieja	Satay, nasi goreng, gado-gado, martabak, bubur sumsum	Paella, fideuà, esgarrat, orxata, bunyols
Eat like a local	Brew pubs, cafes, bars, deli shops	Delis, local pizza shops, street food stalls and food trucks, food markets, local bakeries and smaller, authentic international cuisine restaurants	Fondas (roadside stalls), smaller local restaurants, local markets, food trucks	Warung for authentic babi guling and bebek betutu, cafes for kopi luwak, street stalls for pisang goreng, nasi campur, and sate lilit	Tapas bars, markets, menu del dia (cheap set lunches)
Vegetarian / vegan options	844 listings on Happy Cow	309 options on HappyCow	7 options on HappyCow	255 listings on Happy Cow	98 listings on Happy Cow