Cost of living comparison
France is 88.1% more expensive than Magdeburg.
If you lived in France instead of Magdeburg, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
Magdeburg
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$16.13
€14.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.26
|
$9.98
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.97
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 54.8% more for groceries
Magdeburg
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$8.33
€7.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.10
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$3.47
€3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
€2.36
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
Magdeburg
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.83
€7.27
|
$7.84
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.37
|
$52.45
€48.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$26,223.89
€24,352.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.56
€19.09
|
$18.05
€16.76
|
|
pay 9.2% more for housing
Magdeburg
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.82
€33.26
|
$30.93
€28.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.75
€459.45
|
$760.64
€706.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.13
€384.58
|
$610.71
€567.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.65
|
$135.03
€125.40
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Magdeburg
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.97
€61.26
|
$674.24
€626.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,322.87
|
$11,309.03
€10,502.13
|
|
pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports
Magdeburg
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.98
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$11.11
€10.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.00
€22.29
|
$37.98
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.52
€7.91
|
$11.22
€10.42
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Magdeburg
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
€39.56
|
$85.18
€79.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.20
|
$38.90
€36.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.46
€76.57
|
$90.98
€84.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.95
€91.89
|
$122.71
€113.96
|
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