Cost of living comparison
Canterbury is 36.0% more expensive than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.2% more in Canterbury
- Groceries
-
pay 11.1% less in Canterbury
- Transportation
-
pay 75.2% more in Canterbury
- Housing
-
pay 48.2% more in Canterbury
- Childcare
-
pay 79.2% more in Canterbury
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.4% more in Canterbury
- Clothing
-
pay 3.1% more in Canterbury
The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Canterbury are more expensive than in Germany. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Canterbury.
If you lived in Canterbury instead of Germany, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Canterbury
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€12.08
|
$25.57
£19.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€8.77
|
$9.69
£7.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.41
|
$2.15
£1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.07
|
$1.81
£1.35
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Germany
|
Canterbury
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.75
|
$1.31
£0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€5.77
|
$4.63
£3.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€3.77
|
$5.83
£4.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€2.93
|
$3.28
£2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.36
|
$3.83
£2.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.10
|
$1.10
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.60
|
$0.53
£0.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.84
|
$1.17
£0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.81
|
$1.12
£0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.57
|
$0.83
£0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.59
|
$0.64
£0.48
|
|
pay 75.2% more for transportation
Germany
|
Canterbury
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.08
|
$6.94
£5.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€45.54
|
$215.26
£160.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€24,773.32
|
$36,531.14
£27,235.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€19.79
|
$15.91
£11.86
|
|
pay 48.2% more for housing
Germany
|
Canterbury
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€41.47
|
$64.58
£48.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€679.70
|
$1,291.54
£962.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€537.70
|
$1,130.10
£842.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€197.84
|
$264.31
£197.06
|
|
pay 79.2% more for childcare
Germany
|
Canterbury
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€394.19
|
$1,065.95
£794.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€10,585.08
|
$15,498.45
£11,554.79
|
|
pay 50.4% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Canterbury
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€3.80
|
$6.43
£4.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.00
|
$4.22
£3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€7.51
|
$20.66
£15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€30.96
|
$35.27
£26.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€11.01
|
$19.37
£14.44
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Germany
|
Canterbury
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€70.81
|
$100.09
£74.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€35.07
|
$30.67
£22.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€78.76
|
$92.02
£68.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€106.14
|
$142.07
£105.92
|
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