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Freiburg Im Breisgau vs. Atlanta Cost of Living Summary

Freiburg Im Breisgau is 2.5% more expensive than Atlanta.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Groceries: pay 20.0% less in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Transportation: pay 51.0% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Housing: pay 12.9% less in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Childcare: pay 49.0% less in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% less in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Clothing: pay 32.4% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau

The cost of transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Freiburg Im Breisgau are more expensive than in Atlanta. Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Freiburg Im Breisgau.

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Freiburg Im Breisgau vs. Atlanta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Freiburg Im Breisgau instead of Atlanta, you would:

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pay 18.1% more for restaurants

	Atlanta	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$18.10 €16.08	-27.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$12.85 €11.41	+7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.70	$3.67 €3.26	+35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21	$3.48 €3.10	+57.4%
Average			+18.1%

Atlanta vs. Freiburg Im Breisgau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.0% less for groceries

	Atlanta	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Bread 1 loaf	$3.81	$2.32 €2.06	-39.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.98	$7.47 €6.64	+7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.85	$4.72 €4.19	+22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.25	$3.85 €3.42	-9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.62	$7.08 €6.29	+7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.32	$1.45 €1.29	-56.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64	$0.78 €0.69	+21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.22	$1.05 €0.93	-67.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.66	$2.32 €2.07	-12.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51	$0.71 €0.63	-53.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.28	$0.76 €0.68	-40.3%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 51.0% more for transportation

	Atlanta	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.98	$7.62 €6.77	+155.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$95.00	$57.23 €50.84	-39.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,901.81	$31,745.96 €28,201.08	-11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.43	$30.83 €27.39	+99.8%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 12.9% less for housing

	Atlanta	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.27	$55.03 €48.88	-28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,814.80	$1,097.91 €975.31	-39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,517.12	$870.15 €772.99	-42.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.95	$235.69 €209.37	+59.3%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 49.0% less for childcare

	Atlanta	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,240.00	$496.40 €440.97	-60.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,413.80	$16,351.85 €14,525.94	-38.1%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Atlanta	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$5.84 €5.19	-2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.00	$4.04 €3.59	-19.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00	$9.58 €8.51	+19.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.09	$40.88 €36.31	-7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.50	$15.18 €13.49	-2.0%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 32.4% more for clothing

	Atlanta	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.21	$104.89 €93.17	+104.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.62	$36.50 €32.42	-10.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.25	$103.95 €92.34	-1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.44	$151.84 €134.88	+36.2%
Average			+32.4%

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