Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Germany instead of Samoa, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Samoa
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Germany
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$13.72
€12.61
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.18
€9.36
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.83
€2.60
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.48
€2.28
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pay (unknown) more for groceries
Samoa
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Germany
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.11
€1.94
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.75
€6.21
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.24
€3.90
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.55
€3.26
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$7.19
€6.61
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
€1.16
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
€0.60
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
€0.92
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.39
€1.28
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
€0.66
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
€0.71
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Samoa
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Germany
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.16
€6.59
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.61
€50.22
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,249.82
€26,897.64
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.30
€21.43
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pay (unknown) more for housing
Samoa
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Germany
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.15
€45.20
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$800.45
€736.08
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$616.33
€566.77
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$232.30
€213.62
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Samoa
|
Germany
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$434.24
€399.32
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,512.98
€11,506.73
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Germany
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$4.33
€3.99
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.44
€3.17
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$8.81
€8.10
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$35.42
€32.57
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.56
€11.55
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Samoa
|
Germany
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.65
€76.93
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.29
€37.97
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.84
€82.61
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$120.25
€110.58
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