Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.8 times more expensive than Valencia.
If you lived in Germany instead of Valencia, you would:
pay 79.7% more for restaurants
Valencia
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$12.84
€11.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
VEF89.77
|
$9.44
€8.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
VEF12.47
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
$2.37
€2.20
|
|
pay 30.8% more for groceries
Valencia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
VEF21.45
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.04
VEF20.31
|
$6.74
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
VEF21.78
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
VEF4.86
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
VEF7.07
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
VEF6.36
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Valencia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$8.31
€7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.50
VEF573.53
|
$73.47
€68.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
VEF249,362.52
|
$27,050.12
€25,095.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.00
VEF159.59
|
$21.90
€20.32
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for housing
Valencia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
$37.93
€35.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$157.50
VEF1,570.98
|
$759.74
€704.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.25
VEF1,508.64
|
$577.93
€536.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$202.18
€187.57
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Valencia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.78
VEF695.99
|
$325.78
€302.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
$11,890.74
€11,031.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Valencia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
VEF9.97
|
$4.05
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
$3.27
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
$8.03
€7.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.00
VEF648.34
|
$34.77
€32.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
VEF44.89
|
$12.08
€11.20
|
|
pay 57.2% more for clothing
Valencia
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.75
VEF406.46
|
$80.79
€74.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.33
VEF282.61
|
$39.60
€36.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
$88.39
€82.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
$113.48
€105.28
|
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