Cost of living comparison
Townsville is 34.3% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Townsville instead of Germany, you would:
pay 5.0% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.83
|
$19.94
A$29.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
$9.97
A$14.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.64
|
$2.44
A$3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.32
|
$2.24
A$3.37
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
Germany
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.98
|
$2.05
A$3.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.31
|
$2.99
A$4.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.97
|
$6.72
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.32
|
$3.74
A$5.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.72
|
$3.47
A$5.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.50
A$2.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$1.08
A$1.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.36
A$2.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$2.17
A$3.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$1.28
A$1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.98
A$1.47
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Germany
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.70
|
$4.34
A$6.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€51.08
|
$74.26
A$111.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,355.45
|
$23,260.59
A$34,973.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.79
|
$11.03
A$16.59
|
|
pay 4.4% less for housing
Germany
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.97
|
$39.88
A$59.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€748.61
|
$908.27
A$1,365.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€576.41
|
$841.81
A$1,265.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€217.26
|
$118.58
A$178.30
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Germany
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€406.11
|
$1,182.97
A$1,778.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,702.58
|
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pay 67.9% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.05
|
$6.31
A$9.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.22
|
$3.19
A$4.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.24
|
$33.23
A$49.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€33.13
|
$41.87
A$62.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.75
|
$13.29
A$19.98
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Germany
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€78.24
|
$63.58
A$95.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.62
|
$53.17
A$79.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€84.02
|
$72.88
A$109.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€112.46
|
$121.84
A$183.19
|
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