Cost of living comparison
Germany is 0.1% cheaper than Toulouse.
If you lived in Germany instead of Toulouse, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
Toulouse
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.93
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
Toulouse
|
Germany
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.59
€10.65
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.37
€4.01
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.45
€5.93
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.30
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.58
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
€1.44
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.96
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
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pay 3.4% more for transportation
Toulouse
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
€6.72
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.11
€55.25
|
$54.61
€50.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,083.37
€32,246.88
|
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
€15.18
|
$23.30
€21.42
|
|
pay 35.8% more for housing
Toulouse
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.13
€29.53
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$758.09
€696.80
|
$800.45
€735.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$579.40
€532.55
|
$616.33
€566.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.38
€119.84
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
Toulouse
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.84
€613.85
|
$434.24
€399.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,829.87
€9,954.28
|
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Toulouse
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
€2.68
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.27
€12.19
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€35.84
|
$35.42
€32.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.94
|
$12.56
€11.54
|
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pay 8.6% less for clothing
Toulouse
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.66
€95.28
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€38.45
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.46
€96.93
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.13
€109.50
|
$120.25
€110.53
|
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