Cost of living comparison
Germany is 7.4% more expensive than United States.
If you lived in Germany instead of United States, you would:
pay 27.4% more for restaurants
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United States
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.25
|
$12.44
€10.91
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$9.55
€8.37
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
|
$2.73
€2.39
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
|
$2.38
€2.09
|
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pay 19.7% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
|
$1.62
€1.42
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
|
$4.89
€4.29
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
|
$3.84
€3.37
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
|
$2.63
€2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.18
|
$3.79
€3.33
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$1.25
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.88
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$1.33
€1.16
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.67
€0.59
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$0.68
€0.60
|
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pay 57.1% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.62
|
$6.43
€5.64
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.05
|
$78.24
€68.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,189.08
|
$27,391.08
€24,019.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
|
$23.68
€20.76
|
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pay 17.2% less for housing
|
United States
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.11
|
$38.62
€33.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,225.46
|
$760.46
€666.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,034.80
|
$574.53
€503.81
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.68
|
$201.14
€176.38
|
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pay 33.9% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$891.12
|
$348.14
€305.28
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,195.09
|
$14,155.60
€12,413.06
|
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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
|
$4.20
€3.69
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
|
$3.31
€2.90
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.90
|
$8.06
€7.06
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.67
|
$35.66
€31.27
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.58
|
$12.94
€11.35
|
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pay 43.1% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.02
|
$86.18
€75.57
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
|
$43.20
€37.88
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.54
|
$93.84
€82.29
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.31
|
$119.62
€104.89
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