Cost of living comparison
Germany is 18.9% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Germany instead of Washington, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
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Washington
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$12.84
€12.14
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.44
€8.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$2.65
€2.50
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$2.37
€2.24
|
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pay 35.5% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$2.00
€1.89
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$6.74
€6.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$4.22
€3.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$2.93
€2.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$3.90
€3.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$1.02
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
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pay 36.4% more for transportation
|
Washington
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$8.31
€7.85
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$73.47
€69.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$27,050.12
€25,566.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$21.90
€20.70
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$37.93
€35.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$759.74
€718.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$577.93
€546.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$202.18
€191.09
|
|
pay 67.3% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$325.78
€307.91
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$11,890.74
€11,238.53
|
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pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$4.05
€3.83
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$3.27
€3.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$8.03
€7.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$34.77
€32.86
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$12.08
€11.41
|
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pay 3.1% more for clothing
|
Washington
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$80.79
€76.36
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$39.60
€37.43
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$88.39
€83.54
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$113.48
€107.26
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