Cost of living comparison
Germany is 6.2% more expensive than Iowa.
If you lived in Germany instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 20.8% more for restaurants
Iowa
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
Iowa
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 73.3% more for transportation
Iowa
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.33
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,180.36
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.77
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 9.3% less for housing
Iowa
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.34
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.95
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$657.81
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.85
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 45.4% less for childcare
Iowa
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$907.34
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,239.17
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iowa
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.64
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.83
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.60
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 35.4% more for clothing
Iowa
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.72
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.53
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.28
|
$113.48
€106.43
|
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