Cost of living comparison
London is 77.6% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in London instead of Germany, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
Germany
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$21.12
£16.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
Germany
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$4.08
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$5.80
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 47.2% more for transportation
Germany
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$8.25
£6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
$198.74
£158.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
$31,052.51
£24,750.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
$22.83
£18.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Germany
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
$36.24
£28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$2,575.57
£2,052.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$1,776.05
£1,415.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
$286.24
£228.15
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Germany
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
$1,945.82
£1,550.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
$21,135.46
£16,846.38
|
|
pay 60.3% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$4.25
£3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
$56.73
£45.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Germany
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
$92.70
£73.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
$92.09
£73.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
$120.19
£95.80
|
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