Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Christmas Island instead of Germany, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Germany
|
Christmas Island
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Germany
|
Christmas Island
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Germany
|
Christmas Island
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Germany
|
Christmas Island
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Germany
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Christmas Island
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Germany
|
Christmas Island
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
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