Cost of living comparison

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Germany

Freiburg Im Breisgau vs. San Francisco Cost of Living Summary

Freiburg Im Breisgau is 22.0% cheaper than San Francisco.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% less in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Groceries: pay 39.6% less in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Transportation: pay 14.4% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Housing: pay 31.3% less in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Childcare: pay 72.9% less in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.9% less in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Clothing: pay 10.0% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau

The cost of transportation and clothing in Freiburg Im Breisgau are more expensive than in San Francisco. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Freiburg Im Breisgau.

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Freiburg Im Breisgau vs. San Francisco Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Freiburg Im Breisgau instead of San Francisco, you would:

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pay 1.4% less for restaurants

	San Francisco	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.00	$18.10 €16.08	-39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$12.85 €11.41	-11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.30	$3.67 €3.26	+11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.59	$3.48 €3.10	+34.5%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 39.6% less for groceries

	San Francisco	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Bread 1 loaf	$5.06	$2.32 €2.06	-54.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.69	$7.47 €6.64	-36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.85	$4.72 €4.19	-19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.26	$3.85 €3.42	-38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.63	$7.08 €6.29	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.22	$1.45 €1.29	-54.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31	$0.78 €0.69	-40.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.37	$1.05 €0.93	-55.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.23	$2.32 €2.07	-28.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.67	$0.71 €0.63	-57.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.81	$0.76 €0.68	-57.8%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 14.4% more for transportation

	San Francisco	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89	$7.62 €6.77	+55.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00	$57.23 €50.84	-36.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,753.89	$31,745.96 €28,201.08	-13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.31	$30.83 €27.39	+51.9%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 31.3% less for housing

	San Francisco	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.78	$55.03 €48.88	-20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,446.66	$1,097.91 €975.31	-68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,736.00	$870.15 €772.99	-68.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$179.63	$235.69 €209.37	+31.2%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 72.9% less for childcare

	San Francisco	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,236.11	$496.40 €440.97	-84.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$42,000.00	$16,351.85 €14,525.94	-61.1%
Average			-72.9%

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pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports

	San Francisco	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$5.84 €5.19	-27.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.98	$4.04 €3.59	-32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.00	$9.58 €8.51	-31.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$109.64	$40.88 €36.31	-62.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.00	$15.18 €13.49	-10.7%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 10.0% more for clothing

	San Francisco	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.00	$104.89 €93.17	+49.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.82	$36.50 €32.42	-25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.00	$103.95 €92.34	+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.67	$151.84 €134.88	+13.6%
Average			+10.0%

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