Cost of living comparison
Germany is 5.0% more expensive than Louisiana.
If you lived in Germany instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
|
Louisiana
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.07
|
$13.72
€12.53
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.12
|
$10.18
€9.30
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$2.83
€2.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$2.48
€2.27
|
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pay 14.2% less for groceries
|
Louisiana
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$2.11
€1.93
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
|
$6.75
€6.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.43
|
$4.24
€3.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
|
$3.55
€3.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
|
$7.19
€6.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$1.26
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.65
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.00
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
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pay 57.1% more for transportation
|
Louisiana
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$7.16
€6.55
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.33
|
$54.61
€49.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,084.23
|
$29,249.82
€26,728.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
|
$23.30
€21.29
|
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pay 3.3% less for housing
|
Louisiana
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.74
|
$49.15
€44.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,185.83
|
$800.45
€731.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,050.52
|
$616.33
€563.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.22
|
$232.30
€212.28
|
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pay 29.1% less for childcare
|
Louisiana
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,382.54
|
$434.24
€396.81
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,342.86
|
$12,512.98
€11,434.58
|
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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Louisiana
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.68
|
$4.33
€3.96
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
|
$3.44
€3.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
|
$8.81
€8.05
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.86
|
$35.42
€32.37
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
|
$12.56
€11.48
|
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pay 29.7% more for clothing
|
Louisiana
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.69
|
$83.65
€76.44
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
|
$41.29
€37.73
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.75
|
$89.84
€82.10
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.21
|
$120.25
€109.88
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