Cost of living comparison
Germany is 9.7% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Germany instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 1.6% more for restaurants
|
Virginia
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.31
|
$12.84
€11.97
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.23
|
$9.44
€8.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$2.65
€2.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$2.37
€2.21
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
|
Virginia
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.18
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.96
|
$6.74
€6.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
|
$4.22
€3.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$2.93
€2.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
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pay 41.6% more for transportation
|
Virginia
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$8.31
€7.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$111.31
|
$73.47
€68.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,932.76
|
$27,050.12
€25,206.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.06
|
$21.90
€20.41
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
|
Virginia
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.88
|
$37.93
€35.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,780.82
|
$759.74
€707.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,318.30
|
$577.93
€538.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.26
|
$202.18
€188.40
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
|
Virginia
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,242.29
|
$325.78
€303.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,459.85
|
$11,890.74
€11,080.38
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virginia
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.89
|
$4.05
€3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$3.27
€3.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.44
|
$8.03
€7.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.59
|
$34.77
€32.40
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
|
$12.08
€11.25
|
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pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
Virginia
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.43
|
$80.79
€75.28
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
|
$39.60
€36.90
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
|
$88.39
€82.37
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.39
|
$113.48
€105.75
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