Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.5% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Germany instead of France, you would:
pay 2.5% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.40
€15.12
|
$11.21
€11.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
€9.10
|
$8.50
€8.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.52
€2.47
|
$2.44
€2.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.69
|
$2.21
€2.17
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
|
France
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
$1.83
€1.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.87
€7.72
|
$5.97
€5.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
€3.92
|
$3.56
€3.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.99
|
$2.46
€2.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.55
€4.46
|
$3.30
€3.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.25
|
$1.12
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.93
|
$0.75
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.20
|
$0.97
€0.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
€1.37
|
$0.48
€0.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.80
|
$0.73
€0.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.02
|
$0.45
€0.44
|
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pay 18.6% more for transportation
|
France
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.91
€7.76
|
$8.64
€8.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.29
€48.39
|
$69.44
€68.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,317.30
€23,871.49
|
$24,945.52
€24,488.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.72
€16.41
|
$20.35
€19.98
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
|
France
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.65
€28.12
|
$34.76
€34.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.48
€692.55
|
$719.63
€706.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$568.84
€558.41
|
$553.10
€542.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
€116.19
|
$188.33
€184.88
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
|
France
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.34
€719.89
|
$311.61
€305.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,235.26
€9,065.95
|
$11,436.42
€11,226.76
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.45
|
$3.77
€3.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
€2.75
|
$2.98
€2.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.30
€10.12
|
$7.17
€7.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.94
€35.28
|
$31.39
€30.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
€10.31
|
$11.49
€11.28
|
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pay 2.9% less for clothing
|
France
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.49
€79.02
|
$76.52
€75.12
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.46
€34.81
|
$37.26
€36.58
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.42
€83.86
|
$83.11
€81.59
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.33
€115.17
|
$106.62
€104.67
|
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