Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.0% more expensive than Alabama.
If you lived in Germany instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 7.8% more for restaurants
Alabama
|
Germany
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.44
|
$13.72
€12.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.52
|
$10.18
€9.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$2.83
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$2.48
€2.27
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Alabama
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$2.11
€1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.90
|
$6.75
€6.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.99
|
$4.24
€3.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
|
$3.55
€3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$7.19
€6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.62
|
$1.26
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.65
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.00
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 53.0% more for transportation
Alabama
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
|
$7.16
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.67
|
$54.61
€49.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,381.92
|
$29,249.82
€26,728.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.29
|
$23.30
€21.29
|
|
pay 6.4% less for housing
Alabama
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.19
|
$49.15
€44.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,140.21
|
$800.45
€731.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.86
|
$616.33
€563.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.08
|
$232.30
€212.28
|
|
pay 42.8% less for childcare
Alabama
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,051.36
|
$434.24
€396.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,122.65
|
$12,512.98
€11,434.58
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
Alabama
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
|
$4.33
€3.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.14
|
$3.44
€3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.85
|
$8.81
€8.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.72
|
$35.42
€32.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
|
$12.56
€11.48
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
Alabama
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.54
|
$83.65
€76.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
|
$41.29
€37.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
|
$89.84
€82.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.72
|
$120.25
€109.88
|
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