Cost of living comparison
Germany is 9.9% cheaper than Austin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.0% less in Germany
- Groceries
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pay 13.5% less in Germany
- Transportation
-
pay 43.0% more in Germany
- Housing
-
pay 21.0% less in Germany
- Childcare
-
pay 55.9% less in Germany
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 21.2% less in Germany
- Clothing
-
pay 0.2% more in Germany
The cost of transportation and clothing in Germany are more expensive than in Austin. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Germany.
If you lived in Germany instead of Austin, you would:
pay 1.0% less for restaurants
|
Austin
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$14.04
€13.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.20
€9.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
|
$2.80
€2.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$2.41
€2.34
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
|
Austin
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.60
|
$2.03
€1.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
|
$6.71
€6.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$4.38
€4.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
|
$3.41
€3.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
|
$6.24
€6.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.28
€1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.70
€0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.97
€0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$2.10
€2.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$0.66
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$0.69
€0.67
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
|
Austin
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
|
$7.07
€6.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
|
$52.96
€51.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$28,807.86
€27,937.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.55
|
$23.02
€22.32
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
|
Austin
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.43
|
$48.22
€46.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,280.66
|
$790.39
€766.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,508.91
|
$625.27
€606.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.36
|
$230.06
€223.11
|
|
pay 55.9% less for childcare
|
Austin
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,465.00
|
$458.39
€444.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,625.00
|
$12,308.95
€11,937.10
|
|
pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austin
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$4.42
€4.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$3.49
€3.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$8.74
€8.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.50
|
$36.01
€34.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$12.80
€12.41
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
|
Austin
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.62
|
$82.34
€79.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.38
|
$40.78
€39.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.78
|
$91.59
€88.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.79
|
$123.43
€119.70
|
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