Cost of Living Comparison

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Illinois is 9.5% more expensive than Germany.

If you lived in Illinois instead of Germany, you would:

pay 16.1% less for restaurants

	Germany	Illinois
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.21 €10.71	$14.23	+16.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.19 €8.06	$7.55	-17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 €2.31	$1.86	-29.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.29 €2.01	$1.52	-33.7%
Average			-16.1%

Germany vs. Illinois - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.2% more for groceries

	Germany	Illinois
Bread 1 loaf	$1.56 €1.37	$2.17	+38.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 €4.07	$4.34	-6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 €3.13	$2.54	-28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 €2.20	$1.78	-28.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.72 €3.26	$3.88	+4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.04	$2.10	+77.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.75	$0.78	-8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.87	$1.80	+81.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.09	$2.01	+61.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.57	$1.17	+81.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.59	$1.22	+82.0%
Average			+32.2%

Germany vs. Illinois - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.0% less for transportation

	Germany	Illinois
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.30 €5.53	$2.52	-60.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$78.83 €69.13	$78.21	-0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,426.33 €22,296.37	$22,908.57	-9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.42 €20.53	$17.50	-25.3%
Average			-24.0%

Germany vs. Illinois - Cost of transportation

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pay 31.1% more for housing

	Germany	Illinois
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.52 €32.91	$67.39	+79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.30 €643.91	$988.29	+34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$553.91 €485.72	$822.25	+48.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.90 €170.91	$120.54	-38.2%
Average			+31.1%

Germany vs. Illinois - Cost of housing

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pay 64.8% more for childcare

	Germany	Illinois
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.14 €301.78	$855.22	+148.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,791.33 €12,970.53	$11,983.23	-19.0%
Average			+64.8%

Germany vs. Illinois - Cost of childcare

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pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Germany	Illinois
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.05 €3.55	$3.97	-2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.19 €2.79	$4.05	+27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.74 €6.78	$8.15	+5.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.60 €31.21	$37.41	+5.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 €11.14	$11.57	-8.9%
Average			+5.3%

Germany vs. Illinois - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.6% less for clothing

	Germany	Illinois
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.50 €74.10	$42.94	-49.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.41 €36.31	$36.24	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.35 €82.74	$72.42	-23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.93 €102.54	$91.88	-21.4%
Average			-26.6%

Germany vs. Illinois - Cost of clothing

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