Cost of living comparison
Germany is 7.2% cheaper than Nottingham.
If you lived in Germany instead of Nottingham, you would:
pay 19.4% more for restaurants
Nottingham
|
Germany
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
£13.93
|
$13.72
€12.80
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
£7.07
|
$10.18
€9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
£1.76
|
$2.83
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
£1.22
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
pay 19.6% more for groceries
Nottingham
|
Germany
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
£1.13
|
$2.11
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
£2.97
|
$6.75
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.27
£4.16
|
$4.24
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
£2.59
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
£3.58
|
$7.19
€6.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.27
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.44
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
£1.09
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
£0.90
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.56
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
Nottingham
|
Germany
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
£5.75
|
$7.16
€6.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.85
£75.64
|
$54.61
€50.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,151.44
|
$29,249.82
€27,291.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.99
£12.62
|
$23.30
€21.74
|
|
pay 6.4% less for housing
Nottingham
|
Germany
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.13
£27.73
|
$49.15
€45.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,156.12
£912.34
|
$800.45
€746.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$935.40
£738.16
|
$616.33
€575.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.94
£184.62
|
$232.30
€216.75
|
|
pay 59.8% less for childcare
Nottingham
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,618.56
£1,277.27
|
$434.24
€405.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,332.51
£18,412.64
|
$12,512.98
€11,675.28
|
|
pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports
Nottingham
|
Germany
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
£4.23
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.36
|
$3.44
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.66
£13.93
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
£26.78
|
$35.42
€33.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.82
£11.69
|
$12.56
€11.72
|
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pay 0.9% more for clothing
Nottingham
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.43
£74.52
|
$83.65
€78.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
£30.69
|
$41.29
€38.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
£83.35
|
$89.84
€83.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.11
£76.64
|
$120.25
€112.20
|
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