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Germany

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San Francisco vs. Freiburg Im Breisgau Cost of Living Summary

San Francisco is 87.5% more expensive than Freiburg Im Breisgau.

Restaurants: pay 10.7% more in San Francisco
Groceries: pay 80.3% more in San Francisco
Transportation: pay 0.8% more in San Francisco
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in San Francisco
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in San Francisco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.3% more in San Francisco
Clothing: pay 3.4% less in San Francisco

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in San Francisco are more expensive than in Freiburg Im Breisgau. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in San Francisco.

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San Francisco vs. Freiburg Im Breisgau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Francisco instead of Freiburg Im Breisgau, you would:

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pay 10.7% more for restaurants

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	San Francisco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.10 €16.08	$30.00	+65.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.85 €11.41	$14.50	+12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.67 €3.26	$3.30	-10.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.48 €3.10	$2.59	-25.7%
Average			+10.7%

Freiburg Im Breisgau vs. San Francisco - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.3% more for groceries

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	San Francisco
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 €2.06	$5.06	+117.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 €6.64	$11.69	+56.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.19	$5.85	+24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 €3.42	$6.26	+62.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.08 €6.29	$6.63	-6.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 €1.29	$3.22	+121.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$1.31	+68.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.93	$2.37	+125.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 €2.07	$3.23	+39.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$1.67	+137.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$1.81	+137.1%
Average			+80.3%

Freiburg Im Breisgau vs. San Francisco - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.8% more for transportation

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	San Francisco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.62 €6.77	$4.89	-35.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.23 €50.84	$90.00	+57.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,745.96 €28,201.08	$36,753.89	+15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.83 €27.39	$20.31	-34.1%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	San Francisco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.03 €48.88	$68.78	+25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,097.91 €975.31	$3,446.66	+213.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$870.15 €772.99	$2,736.00	+214.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$235.69 €209.37	$179.63	-23.8%
Average			+107.4%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	San Francisco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$496.40 €440.97	$3,236.11	+551.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,351.85 €14,525.94	$42,000.00	+156.9%
Average			+354.4%

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pay 62.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	San Francisco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.19	$8.00	+37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 €3.59	$5.98	+48.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.58 €8.51	$14.00	+46.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.88 €36.31	$109.64	+168.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.18 €13.49	$17.00	+12.0%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 3.4% less for clothing

	Freiburg Im Breisgau	San Francisco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.89 €93.17	$70.00	-33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.50 €32.42	$48.82	+33.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.95 €92.34	$102.00	-1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$151.84 €134.88	$133.67	-12.0%
Average			-3.4%

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