Cost of living comparison
Germany is 55.5% more expensive than Braga.
If you lived in Germany instead of Braga, you would:
pay 61.9% more for restaurants
Braga
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$12.84
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$2.37
€2.20
|
|
pay 37.7% more for groceries
Braga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
€3.57
|
$6.74
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
€2.79
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
€2.25
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
€2.40
|
$3.90
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 87.0% more for transportation
Braga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.33
|
$8.31
€7.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.41
€27.31
|
$73.47
€68.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
€6.90
|
$21.90
€20.34
|
|
pay 43.5% more for housing
Braga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.70
€32.22
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.28
€641.96
|
$759.74
€705.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.98
€497.74
|
$577.93
€536.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.89
€76.04
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
|
pay 52.0% more for childcare
Braga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$304.18
€282.48
|
$325.78
€302.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,039.64
€5,608.71
|
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
|
pay 65.8% more for entertainment and sports
Braga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
€1.89
|
$4.05
€3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
€1.32
|
$3.27
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
€37.19
|
$34.77
€32.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
€6.74
|
$12.08
€11.22
|
|
pay 40.6% more for clothing
Braga
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.95
€75.17
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.32
€27.23
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.28
€60.62
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.10
€54.88
|
$113.48
€105.38
|
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