Cost of living comparison
Germany is 8.9% more expensive than Orange.
If you lived in Germany instead of Orange, you would:
pay 12.8% more for restaurants
Orange
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.34
A$20.20
|
$12.84
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
A$11.87
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
A$3.45
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$2.37
€2.20
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
Orange
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
A$1.77
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
A$4.29
|
$6.74
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
A$5.86
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
A$4.80
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
A$4.12
|
$3.90
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
A$1.59
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
A$1.59
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
A$3.43
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.26
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
A$0.92
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 83.4% more for transportation
Orange
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
A$7.18
|
$8.31
€7.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$73.47
€68.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,688.00
A$40,405.76
|
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
A$12.12
|
$21.90
€20.34
|
|
pay 3.4% more for housing
Orange
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
A$87.55
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,267.68
A$1,919.27
|
$759.74
€705.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$758.94
A$1,149.04
|
$577.93
€536.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.41
A$144.45
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
Orange
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,303.71
A$1,973.82
|
$325.78
€302.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,688.00
A$40,405.76
|
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
Orange
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
A$6.06
|
$4.05
€3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
A$4.88
|
$3.27
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.52
A$29.55
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.70
A$70.71
|
$34.77
€32.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.35
A$23.23
|
$12.08
€11.22
|
|
pay 36.4% more for clothing
Orange
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.38
A$80.81
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.72
A$101.01
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.08
A$151.52
|
$113.48
€105.38
|
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