Cost of living comparison
Germany is 5.4% more expensive than Texas.
If you lived in Germany instead of Texas, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
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Texas
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$12.84
€11.80
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
|
$9.44
€8.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$2.65
€2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
|
$2.37
€2.18
|
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pay 23.0% less for groceries
|
Texas
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$2.00
€1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
|
$6.74
€6.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$4.22
€3.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
|
$2.93
€2.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.80
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
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pay 71.4% more for transportation
|
Texas
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$8.31
€7.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.21
|
$73.47
€67.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,909.84
|
$27,050.12
€24,846.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.11
|
$21.90
€20.12
|
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pay 22.4% less for housing
|
Texas
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.26
|
$37.93
€34.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,311.15
|
$759.74
€697.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,059.56
|
$577.93
€530.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.47
|
$202.18
€185.71
|
|
pay 32.0% less for childcare
|
Texas
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$969.04
|
$325.78
€299.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,614.33
|
$11,890.74
€10,922.24
|
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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Texas
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$3.27
€3.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
|
$8.03
€7.37
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.42
|
$34.77
€31.94
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.69
|
$12.08
€11.09
|
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pay 30.4% more for clothing
|
Texas
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
|
$80.79
€74.21
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.07
|
$39.60
€36.38
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.10
|
$88.39
€81.19
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.97
|
$113.48
€104.24
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