Cost of living comparison
Germany is 6.2% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Germany instead of United States, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
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United States
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$12.84
€12.04
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
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pay 29.6% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$6.74
€6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.52
€0.49
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pay 44.8% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$73.47
€68.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$27,050.12
€25,366.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
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pay 26.5% less for housing
|
United States
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$37.93
€35.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$759.74
€712.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$577.93
€541.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$202.18
€189.59
|
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pay 48.4% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$325.78
€305.50
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$11,890.74
€11,150.54
|
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pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
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pay 25.1% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$80.79
€75.76
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$88.39
€82.89
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$113.48
€106.42
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