Cost of living comparison
London is 9.1% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in London instead of Germany, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
London
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$18.35
CA$24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$10.27
CA$13.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$2.08
CA$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Germany
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$2.39
CA$3.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$7.26
CA$9.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$6.35
CA$8.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$3.28
CA$4.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$5.44
CA$7.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.93
CA$2.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.57
CA$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.52
CA$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.75
CA$1.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.82
CA$1.12
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
Germany
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$4.26
CA$5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.20
|
$75.96
CA$103.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.42
|
$17.61
CA$23.98
|
|
pay 52.9% more for housing
Germany
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
$58.12
CA$79.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€735.73
|
$1,708.80
CA$2,326.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.50
|
$1,419.42
CA$1,932.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
$114.45
CA$155.85
|
|
pay 0.2% more for childcare
Germany
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.13
|
$513.72
CA$699.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
$10,274.44
CA$13,991.22
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$5.14
CA$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$3.34
CA$4.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$10.27
CA$13.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.56
|
$49.71
CA$67.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.54
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
Germany
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
$66.15
CA$90.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
$49.54
CA$67.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
$99.60
CA$135.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.53
|
$102.74
CA$139.91
|
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