Cost of living comparison
Germany is 18.4% cheaper than Adelaide.
If you lived in Germany instead of Adelaide, you would:
pay 5.2% less for restaurants
Adelaide
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.39
A$28.94
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.03
A$14.97
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
A$4.16
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
A$3.50
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Adelaide
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
A$4.08
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
A$8.83
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
A$8.07
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.56
A$6.80
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
A$6.37
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.17
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
A$2.10
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
A$2.69
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
A$3.12
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
A$2.08
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
A$1.73
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
Adelaide
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
A$7.21
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.85
A$120.66
|
$54.61
€50.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,205.37
A$39,106.67
|
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.39
A$28.94
|
$23.30
€21.42
|
|
pay 26.3% less for housing
Adelaide
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.68
A$90.55
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,449.19
A$2,162.65
|
$800.45
€735.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.65
A$1,602.22
|
$616.33
€566.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.76
A$342.87
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
Adelaide
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,404.75
A$2,096.33
|
$434.24
€399.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,559.99
A$17,251.14
|
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Adelaide
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.02
A$11.97
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
A$5.72
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.75
A$39.91
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.41
A$72.24
|
$35.42
€32.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.38
A$21.45
|
$12.56
€11.54
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Adelaide
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.69
A$139.82
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.98
A$108.91
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.08
A$206.06
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$149.32
A$222.83
|
$120.25
€110.53
|
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