Cost of living comparison
Germany is 1.0% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Germany instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 14.9% more for restaurants
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Illinois
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
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pay 21.1% less for groceries
|
Illinois
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$6.74
€6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
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pay 37.7% more for transportation
|
Illinois
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$73.47
€68.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$27,050.12
€25,366.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
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pay 16.1% less for housing
|
Illinois
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$37.93
€35.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$759.74
€712.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$577.93
€541.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$202.18
€189.59
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
|
Illinois
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$325.78
€305.50
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$11,890.74
€11,150.54
|
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pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Illinois
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
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pay 29.5% more for clothing
|
Illinois
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$80.79
€75.76
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$88.39
€82.89
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$113.48
€106.42
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