Cost of living comparison
Germany is 8.3% cheaper than Reading.
If you lived in Germany instead of Reading, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
Reading
|
Germany
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.33
£21.82
|
$12.84
€11.91
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.95
|
$9.44
€8.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.83
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
£1.13
|
$2.37
€2.20
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Reading
|
Germany
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
£2.57
|
$6.74
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.74
£4.58
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
£2.15
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
£2.60
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.14
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
£0.62
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
£1.23
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
£1.02
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.54
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
£0.42
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
Reading
|
Germany
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.90
|
$8.31
€7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.74
£64.47
|
$73.47
€68.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,015.68
£21,571.13
|
$27,050.12
€25,095.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.09
£13.65
|
$21.90
€20.32
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
Reading
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.46
£28.31
|
$37.93
€35.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,356.94
£1,083.47
|
$759.74
€704.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.33
£857.02
|
$577.93
€536.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.75
£139.53
|
$202.18
€187.57
|
|
pay 58.3% less for childcare
Reading
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,602.31
£1,279.39
|
$325.78
€302.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,836.45
£15,040.28
|
$11,890.74
€11,031.63
|
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pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
Reading
|
Germany
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
£3.97
|
$4.05
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
£3.02
|
$3.27
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.22
£12.15
|
$8.03
€7.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.97
£31.92
|
$34.77
€32.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.07
£6.45
|
$12.08
€11.20
|
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pay 1.5% less for clothing
Reading
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.53
£59.51
|
$80.79
€74.95
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.88
£42.22
|
$39.60
€36.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.92
£82.18
|
$88.39
€82.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.09
£72.73
|
$113.48
€105.28
|
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