Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 22.8% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Germany, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
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Germany
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United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$17.09
£13.79
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
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pay 4.8% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.32
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
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pay 4.7% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$7.31
£5.90
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.86
|
$91.63
£73.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,350.21
|
$25,486.21
£20,576.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.53
|
$16.30
£13.16
|
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pay 18.4% more for housing
|
Germany
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.55
|
$37.72
£30.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€711.99
|
$1,053.04
£850.18
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€541.61
|
$836.18
£675.10
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.47
|
$183.29
£147.98
|
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pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Germany
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.31
|
$1,186.33
£957.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,143.49
|
$16,551.73
£13,363.25
|
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pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.06
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.52
|
$14.82
£11.96
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.59
|
$41.78
£33.73
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.32
|
$11.97
£9.67
|
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pay 12.9% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.71
|
$73.74
£59.53
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.11
|
$38.00
£30.68
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.84
|
$79.51
£64.20
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.35
|
$80.83
£65.26
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