Cost of living comparison
Limoges is 3.3% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Limoges instead of Germany, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Limoges
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$10.56
€9.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$3.09
€2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Germany
|
Limoges
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$7.22
€6.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$4.01
€3.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$4.55
€4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.41
€1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.80
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Germany
|
Limoges
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$7.34
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.20
|
$29.78
€27.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
$17,869.29
€16,424.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.42
|
$17.39
€15.99
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
Germany
|
Limoges
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
$30.79
€28.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€735.73
|
$541.49
€497.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.50
|
$541.49
€497.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
$141.75
€130.29
|
|
pay 18.7% more for childcare
Germany
|
Limoges
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.13
|
$660.62
€607.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
$10,667.42
€9,804.96
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Limoges
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$2.78
€2.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$11.37
€10.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.56
|
$52.34
€48.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.54
|
$14.08
€12.94
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Germany
|
Limoges
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
$113.71
€104.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
$34.17
€31.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
$64.98
€59.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.53
|
$92.23
€84.78
|
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