Cost of living comparison
Germany is 20.4% cheaper than Melbourne.
If you lived in Germany instead of Melbourne, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
Melbourne
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.68
A$25.25
|
$12.84
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
A$3.93
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
A$3.53
|
$2.37
€2.20
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Melbourne
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
A$3.58
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
A$8.08
|
$6.74
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
A$8.80
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
A$5.50
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.98
A$6.03
|
$3.90
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.22
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
A$1.76
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
A$1.93
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
A$3.59
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.89
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
Melbourne
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
A$8.04
|
$8.31
€7.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$108.09
A$163.64
|
$73.47
€68.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,352.00
A$35,355.04
|
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.15
A$24.45
|
$21.90
€20.34
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
Melbourne
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.16
A$82.00
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,443.82
A$2,185.95
|
$759.74
€705.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.41
A$1,753.85
|
$577.93
€536.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.23
A$195.65
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
Melbourne
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,718.67
A$2,602.07
|
$325.78
€302.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,591.46
A$31,175.57
|
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
Melbourne
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.12
|
$4.05
€3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
A$5.29
|
$3.27
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.87
A$72.48
|
$34.77
€32.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.01
A$22.73
|
$12.08
€11.22
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Melbourne
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.72
A$128.27
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.48
A$82.48
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.46
A$180.87
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.69
A$193.32
|
$113.48
€105.38
|
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