Cost of living comparison
Alabama is 12.9% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Alabama instead of Germany, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Alabama
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€13.10
|
$16.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.51
|
$10.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.61
|
$2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.25
|
$1.87
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
Germany
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.89
|
$3.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.26
|
$5.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
$3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.82
|
$4.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$2.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.91
|
$1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.96
|
$1.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
Germany
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.60
|
$3.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€49.41
|
$41.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€26,876.75
|
$31,723.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€21.47
|
$15.76
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
Germany
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€44.99
|
$63.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€737.41
|
$1,069.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€583.36
|
$836.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€214.64
|
$152.52
|
|
pay 79.3% more for childcare
Germany
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€427.66
|
$992.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,483.83
|
$17,515.79
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.12
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.25
|
$4.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.15
|
$7.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€33.59
|
$37.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€11.94
|
$11.05
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Germany
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€76.82
|
$44.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€38.04
|
$37.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€85.45
|
$79.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€115.15
|
$112.25
|
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