Cost of living comparison
United States is 76.3% more expensive than Magdeburg.
If you lived in United States instead of Magdeburg, you would:
pay 4.2% more for restaurants
Magdeburg
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$18.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$10.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.05
€2.83
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.55
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 47.8% more for groceries
Magdeburg
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
€6.19
|
$6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
€3.84
|
$3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
€3.21
|
$3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.35
€5.89
|
$5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Magdeburg
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.56
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€49.23
|
$65.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,308.87
|
$31,580.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Magdeburg
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.33
€39.27
|
$67.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$615.50
€571.03
|
$1,635.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.15
€385.15
|
$1,397.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$276.94
€256.93
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Magdeburg
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.03
€193.00
|
$1,344.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,379.87
€8,702.18
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 46.4% more for entertainment and sports
Magdeburg
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
€3.15
|
$4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.24
|
$9.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.64
€22.86
|
$51.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$13.21
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
Magdeburg
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
€51.24
|
$50.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
€38.10
|
$40.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.22
€75.36
|
$85.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.96
€120.57
|
$113.11
|
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