Cost of Living Comparison

EUR

COMPARED TO

USD

United States is 23.3% more expensive than Germany.

If you lived in United States instead of Germany, you would:

pay 9.6% less for restaurants

	Germany	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.21 €9.83	$13.96	+24.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.52 €7.47	$7.62	-10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 €2.19	$1.89	-24.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.13 €1.87	$1.53	-28.5%
Average			-9.6%

Germany vs. United States - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.7% more for groceries

	Germany	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 €1.30	$2.71	+82.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 €3.97	$5.53	+22.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 €2.66	$3.25	+7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 €1.77	$2.39	+18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 €3.41	$4.11	+5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.98	$2.12	+90.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.66	$0.75	+0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.83	$1.91	+101.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.00	$1.93	+69.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 €0.52	$1.25	+110.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 €0.55	$1.28	+104.8%
Average			+55.7%

Germany vs. United States - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.6% less for transportation

	Germany	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.90 €5.18	$2.78	-52.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.77 €62.06	$63.20	-10.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,211.36 €20,354.07	$22,884.28	-1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.85 €19.16	$16.24	-25.6%
Average			-22.6%

Germany vs. United States - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.2% more for housing

	Germany	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.77 €30.49	$66.60	+91.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$686.96 €602.39	$1,219.93	+77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$519.31 €455.38	$1,023.89	+97.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$179.75 €157.62	$126.32	-29.7%
Average			+59.2%

Germany vs. United States - Cost of housing

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pay 82.1% more for childcare

	Germany	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$346.84 €304.15	$892.01	+157.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,711.06 €12,023.24	$14,670.22	+7.0%
Average			+82.1%

Germany vs. United States - Cost of childcare

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pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Germany	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.79 €3.32	$4.57	+20.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 €2.59	$4.20	+42.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.97 €6.12	$7.61	+9.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.86 €29.69	$39.75	+17.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.86 €10.40	$11.82	-0.3%
Average			+17.9%

Germany vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.8% less for clothing

	Germany	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.05 €72.82	$44.12	-46.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.08 €33.39	$36.26	-4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.18 €77.33	$75.91	-13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.54 €98.69	$97.00	-13.8%
Average			-19.8%

Germany vs. United States - Cost of clothing

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