Cost of living comparison

Germany

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United States

New York City vs. Freiburg Im Breisgau Cost of Living Summary

New York City is 99.3% more expensive than Freiburg Im Breisgau.

Restaurants: pay 0.4% less in New York City
Groceries: pay 75.6% more in New York City
Transportation: pay 15.8% more in New York City
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in New York City
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in New York City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.1% more in New York City
Clothing: pay 5.9% more in New York City

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing in New York City are more expensive than in Freiburg Im Breisgau. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in New York City.

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New York City vs. Freiburg Im Breisgau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York City instead of Freiburg Im Breisgau, you would:

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pay 0.4% less for restaurants

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	New York City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.10 €16.08	$25.00	+38.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.85 €11.41	$13.00	+1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.67 €3.26	$3.09	-15.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.48 €3.10	$2.61	-25.2%
Average			-0.4%

Freiburg Im Breisgau vs. New York City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.6% more for groceries

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	New York City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 €2.06	$4.75	+104.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 €6.64	$8.89	+19.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.19	$6.05	+28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 €3.42	$7.20	+86.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.08 €6.29	$7.07	-0.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 €1.29	$3.29	+126.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$1.08	+38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.93	$2.60	+148.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 €2.07	$2.68	+15.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$1.63	+130.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$1.78	+133.7%
Average			+75.6%

Freiburg Im Breisgau vs. New York City - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.8% more for transportation

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	New York City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.62 €6.77	$3.47	-54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.23 €50.84	$132.00	+130.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,745.96 €28,201.08	$36,344.69	+14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.83 €27.39	$22.39	-27.4%
Average			+15.8%

Freiburg Im Breisgau vs. New York City - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	New York City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.03 €48.88	$67.59	+22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,097.91 €975.31	$4,037.06	+267.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$870.15 €772.99	$2,496.67	+186.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$235.69 €209.37	$151.98	-35.5%
Average			+110.5%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	New York City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$496.40 €440.97	$3,154.10	+535.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,351.85 €14,525.94	$57,250.00	+250.1%
Average			+392.8%

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pay 95.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	New York City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.19	$8.00	+37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 €3.59	$5.71	+41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.58 €8.51	$19.00	+98.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.88 €36.31	$150.04	+267.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.18 €13.49	$20.00	+31.7%
Average			+95.1%

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pay 5.9% more for clothing

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	New York City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.89 €93.17	$67.80	-35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.50 €32.42	$49.94	+36.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.95 €92.34	$115.58	+11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$151.84 €134.88	$168.76	+11.1%
Average			+5.9%

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