Cost of living comparison
North Carolina is 32.4% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Germany, you would:
pay 4.4% less for restaurants
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Germany
|
North Carolina
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$17.10
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$10.57
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$2.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$1.81
|
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pay 35.9% more for groceries
|
Germany
|
North Carolina
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$3.40
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$5.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$3.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$3.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$4.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$2.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$2.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$2.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$1.33
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.54
|
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pay 12.2% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
North Carolina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.59
|
$3.18
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.22
|
$60.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,897.64
|
$32,489.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.43
|
$19.79
|
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pay 50.8% more for housing
|
Germany
|
North Carolina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.20
|
$68.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€736.08
|
$1,572.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.77
|
$1,313.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.62
|
$126.22
|
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pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Germany
|
North Carolina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.32
|
$1,363.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,506.73
|
$23,664.79
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
North Carolina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.99
|
$5.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$4.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$7.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.57
|
$49.56
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.55
|
$12.84
|
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pay 13.0% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
North Carolina
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.93
|
$47.05
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.97
|
$41.67
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.61
|
$93.94
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.58
|
$103.94
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