Cost of living comparison
Hartford is 67.0% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Hartford instead of Germany, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Hartford
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.63
|
$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.38
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.29
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 73.1% more for groceries
Germany
|
Hartford
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.95
|
$4.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.22
|
$9.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.91
|
$4.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
$2.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.62
|
$5.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$4.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$2.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$2.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.62
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Germany
|
Hartford
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.60
|
$3.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.30
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,942.21
|
$34,408.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.46
|
$19.78
|
|
pay 53.0% more for housing
Germany
|
Hartford
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.27
|
$69.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€737.30
|
$1,900.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€567.70
|
$1,200.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.98
|
$89.98
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Germany
|
Hartford
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.98
|
$2,500.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,525.80
|
$45,000.00
|
|
pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Hartford
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.99
|
$4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$4.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.11
|
$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.63
|
$37.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.57
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
Germany
|
Hartford
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€77.05
|
$53.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.04
|
$31.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.75
|
$57.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.76
|
$146.67
|
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