Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.2% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Germany instead of France, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
France
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.65
|
$13.72
€12.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.93
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.55
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
France
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.42
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.09
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.86
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
France
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$7.16
€6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.54
|
$54.61
€50.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,031.20
|
$29,249.82
€26,902.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.98
|
$23.30
€21.43
|
|
pay 32.1% more for housing
France
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.49
|
$49.15
€45.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€716.49
|
$800.45
€736.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€562.52
|
$616.33
€566.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.51
|
$232.30
€213.66
|
|
pay 5.8% less for childcare
France
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€650.85
|
$434.24
€399.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,059.94
|
$12,512.98
€11,508.82
|
|
pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.68
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.81
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.15
|
$35.42
€32.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.89
|
$12.56
€11.55
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
France
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.88
|
$83.65
€76.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.39
|
$41.29
€37.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.97
|
$89.84
€82.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.43
|
$120.25
€110.60
|
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