Cost of living comparison
Magdeburg is 7.9% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Magdeburg instead of France, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
France
|
Magdeburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.77
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
France
|
Magdeburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.49
|
$6.68
€6.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.12
|
$4.14
€3.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
$3.46
€3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.91
|
$6.35
€5.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
France
|
Magdeburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.89
|
$7.07
€6.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.95
|
$53.07
€49.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
$29,435.59
€27,308.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.13
|
$21.88
€20.30
|
|
pay 20.4% more for housing
France
|
Magdeburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
$42.33
€39.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€722.72
|
$615.50
€571.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€567.41
|
$415.15
€385.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
$276.94
€256.93
|
|
pay 37.7% less for childcare
France
|
Magdeburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€656.51
|
$208.03
€193.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
$9,379.87
€8,702.18
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Magdeburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.73
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.83
|
$3.40
€3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
$8.88
€8.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.43
|
$24.64
€22.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.98
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
France
|
Magdeburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
$55.23
€51.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
$41.06
€38.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
$81.22
€75.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€117.45
|
$129.96
€120.57
|
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