Cost of living comparison
Germany is 26.7% more expensive than Faro.
If you lived in Germany instead of Faro, you would:
pay 65.9% more for restaurants
Faro
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.27
|
$12.84
€12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$2.65
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 24.0% more for groceries
Faro
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.67
€4.36
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.36
€3.14
|
$4.22
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.12
€1.98
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
€2.08
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.48
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
Faro
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.28
|
$8.31
€7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.95
|
$73.47
€68.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,983.49
€30,810.07
|
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.90
€20.46
|
|
pay 32.8% more for housing
Faro
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.00
€43.90
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$751.29
€701.79
|
$759.74
€709.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$637.68
€595.66
|
$577.93
€539.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.19
€73.04
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
Faro
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$934.53
€872.95
|
$325.78
€304.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,081.45
€8,483.04
|
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
|
pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports
Faro
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.57
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
€1.76
|
$3.27
€3.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.26
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$34.77
€32.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.70
€7.19
|
$12.08
€11.28
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
Faro
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€83.19
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.71
€30.55
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.84
€68.04
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.57
€101.42
|
$113.48
€106.00
|
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