Cost of living comparison
Germany is 41.5% cheaper than Winterthur.
If you lived in Germany instead of Winterthur, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Winterthur
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.62
CHF25.11
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.74
CHF4.30
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
Winterthur
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.11
CHF3.73
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$15.95
CHF14.50
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CHF6.73
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.30
CHF6.63
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.99
CHF11.81
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
CHF1.46
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
CHF1.10
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CHF1.18
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
CHF2.37
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
CHF1.26
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.35
CHF1.22
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
Winterthur
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
CHF6.87
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$102.21
CHF92.91
|
$54.61
€50.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.51
CHF43.19
|
$23.30
€21.42
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
Winterthur
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.41
CHF48.55
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,209.95
CHF2,008.87
|
$800.45
€735.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,712.71
CHF1,556.87
|
$616.33
€566.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.06
CHF159.13
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
|
pay 59.1% less for childcare
Winterthur
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,624.32
CHF2,385.53
|
$434.24
€399.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,152.90
CHF17,410.21
|
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Winterthur
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
CHF7.03
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.20
CHF5.64
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.72
CHF8.84
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$102.39
CHF93.08
|
$35.42
€32.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$23.20
CHF21.09
|
$12.56
€11.54
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
Winterthur
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$152.27
CHF138.41
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$110.50
CHF100.44
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.85
CHF134.39
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$226.52
CHF205.91
|
$120.25
€110.53
|
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