Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.7% cheaper than Chandler.
If you lived in Germany instead of Chandler, you would:
pay 14.8% more for restaurants
Chandler
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$13.72
€12.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
|
$2.83
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$2.48
€2.30
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Chandler
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
|
$6.75
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.63
|
$4.24
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.17
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.33
|
$7.19
€6.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 25.6% more for transportation
Chandler
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
|
$7.16
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$105.00
|
$54.61
€50.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,750.00
|
$29,249.82
€27,136.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.69
|
$23.30
€21.62
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
Chandler
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.50
|
$49.15
€45.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,681.25
|
$800.45
€742.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,546.25
|
$616.33
€571.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.40
|
$232.30
€215.52
|
|
pay 39.7% less for childcare
Chandler
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,075.00
|
$434.24
€402.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,605.00
|
$12,512.98
€11,608.92
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Chandler
|
Germany
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.38
|
$3.44
€3.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.81
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$35.42
€32.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
|
$12.56
€11.65
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
Chandler
|
Germany
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.17
|
$83.65
€77.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.25
|
$41.29
€38.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.75
|
$89.84
€83.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.00
|
$120.25
€111.56
|
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