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Winston-salem vs. Hamburg Cost of Living Summary

Winston-salem is 25.2% more expensive than Hamburg.

Restaurants: pay 27.3% less in Winston-salem
Groceries: pay 50.5% more in Winston-salem
Transportation: pay 27.4% less in Winston-salem
Housing: pay 11.0% more in Winston-salem
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Winston-salem
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% less in Winston-salem
Clothing: pay 46.0% less in Winston-salem

The cost of childcare, groceries, and housing in Winston-salem are more expensive than in Hamburg. Expenses including clothing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Winston-salem. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Winston-salem.

Winston-salem vs. Hamburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Winston-salem instead of Hamburg, you would:

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pay 27.3% less for restaurants

	Hamburg	Winston-salem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.02 €18.33	$20.00	-4.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.22	$10.00	-28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.55 €3.09	$2.37	-33.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.22 €2.80	$1.85	-42.5%
Average			-27.3%

Hamburg vs. Winston-salem - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.5% more for groceries

	Hamburg	Winston-salem
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 €1.96	$4.07	+81.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 €6.23	$6.87	-3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.18 €4.51	$3.35	-35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 €3.49	$4.68	+16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.78 €5.04	$5.21	-9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 €1.36	$2.89	+85.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.86	$0.63	-36.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 €0.97	$2.57	+129.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.16 €1.88	$2.94	+35.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.65	$1.68	+123.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.63	$1.93	+168.1%
Average			+50.5%

Hamburg vs. Winston-salem - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.4% less for transportation

	Hamburg	Winston-salem
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.69 €6.70	$3.00	-61.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.74 €59.05	$65.00	-4.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,745.96 €27,671.36	$34,689.37	+9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.24 €28.10	$14.90	-53.8%
Average			-27.4%

Hamburg vs. Winston-salem - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.0% more for housing

	Hamburg	Winston-salem
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.29 €34.25	$67.64	+72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,361.97 €1,187.16	$1,490.00	+9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$964.76 €840.93	$1,076.00	+11.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$281.38 €245.27	$142.76	-49.3%
Average			+11.0%

Hamburg vs. Winston-salem - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Hamburg	Winston-salem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$259.29 €226.01	$1,490.00	+474.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,155.76 €23,670.32	$24,083.25	-11.3%
Average			+231.7%

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pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hamburg	Winston-salem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.09	$5.88	+0.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 €4.24	$5.27	+8.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.86	$6.00	-41.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.71 €42.46	$35.00	-28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.25	$13.00	-20.5%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 46.0% less for clothing

	Hamburg	Winston-salem
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.37 €81.38	$51.78	-44.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.19 €57.69	$22.33	-66.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.95 €108.04	$80.00	-35.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$173.86 €151.55	$108.33	-37.7%
Average			-46.0%

Hamburg vs. Winston-salem - Cost of clothing

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