Cost of living comparison
Konstanz is 16.8% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Konstanz instead of Germany, you would:
pay 24.9% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.72
|
$18.68
€17.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.62
|
$3.22
€2.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$3.28
€3.04
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
Germany
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$2.43
€2.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.26
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
$3.48
€3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$7.41
€6.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$1.63
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Germany
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.65
|
$7.38
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.67
|
$53.07
€49.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,136.52
|
$31,859.98
€29,558.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.62
|
$18.52
€17.18
|
|
pay 32.1% more for housing
Germany
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.60
|
$51.93
€48.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€742.62
|
$1,160.53
€1,076.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€571.80
|
$879.37
€815.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€215.52
|
$314.19
€291.49
|
|
pay 37.6% more for childcare
Germany
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€402.86
|
$613.64
€569.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,608.92
|
$16,751.23
€15,540.96
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$4.49
€4.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.20
|
$3.62
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.17
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.86
|
$51.89
€48.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.65
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Germany
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€77.61
|
$119.01
€110.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.31
|
$24.37
€22.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.35
|
$107.94
€100.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€111.56
|
$151.08
€140.16
|
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