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Offenbach Am Main vs. Poughkeepsie Cost of Living Summary

Offenbach Am Main is 12.7% cheaper than Poughkeepsie.

Restaurants: pay 9.5% more in Offenbach Am Main
Groceries: pay 25.4% less in Offenbach Am Main
Transportation: pay 56.4% more in Offenbach Am Main
Housing: pay 38.4% less in Offenbach Am Main
Childcare: pay 3.6% less in Offenbach Am Main
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% less in Offenbach Am Main
Clothing: pay 31.1% more in Offenbach Am Main

The cost of transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Offenbach Am Main are more expensive than in Poughkeepsie. Expenses including housing, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Offenbach Am Main.

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Offenbach Am Main vs. Poughkeepsie Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Offenbach Am Main instead of Poughkeepsie, you would:

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pay 9.5% more for restaurants

	Poughkeepsie	Offenbach Am Main
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.50	$18.48 €16.50	-21.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$13.44 €12.00	+7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$3.92 €3.50	+96.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25	$3.64 €3.25	+191.1%
Average			+9.5%

Poughkeepsie vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.4% less for groceries

	Poughkeepsie	Offenbach Am Main
Bread 1 loaf	$3.27	$1.93 €1.72	-41.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.61	$8.03 €7.17	+21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94	$5.56 €4.96	+41.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.23	$3.57 €3.19	-31.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.21	$4.89 €4.36	-32.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.19	$1.52 €1.36	-30.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45	$1.01 €0.90	+124.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.50	$0.99 €0.88	-60.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.14	$1.82 €1.62	-15.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.46	$0.59 €0.53	-59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.65	$0.67 €0.60	-59.2%
Average			-25.4%

Poughkeepsie vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.4% more for transportation

	Poughkeepsie	Offenbach Am Main
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.57	$7.95 €7.10	+122.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.74 €60.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,000.00	$32,914.63 €29,389.37	+6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.15	$23.51 €21.00	+45.6%
Average			+56.4%

Poughkeepsie vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.4% less for housing

	Poughkeepsie	Offenbach Am Main
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.33	$52.21 €46.62	-23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,700.00	$933.11 €833.17	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,650.00	$765.15 €683.20	-53.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.67	$269.23 €240.39	+66.5%
Average			-38.4%

Poughkeepsie vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6% less for childcare

	Poughkeepsie	Offenbach Am Main
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,493.75	$531.87 €474.91	-64.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,000.00	$44,341.53 €39,592.42	+160.8%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Poughkeepsie	Offenbach Am Main
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$5.60 €5.00	-6.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.50	$4.00 €3.57	-11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.50	$9.74 €8.70	-32.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.00	$39.19 €34.99	+96.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$10.08 €9.00	-32.8%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 31.1% more for clothing

	Poughkeepsie	Offenbach Am Main
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.80	$96.30 €85.98	+75.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.77	$45.91 €40.99	+15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.50	$125.04 €111.65	+11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.83	$141.46 €126.31	+31.2%
Average			+31.1%

Poughkeepsie vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of clothing

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