Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Germany, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Germany
|
Tuvalu
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€13.48
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.79
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.69
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.31
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Germany
|
Tuvalu
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.44
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.20
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.99
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.67
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€2.02
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Germany
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.79
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€50.83
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€27,652.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€22.09
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Germany
|
Tuvalu
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€46.29
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€758.68
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€600.19
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€220.83
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Germany
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€440.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,815.07
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.24
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.39
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€34.56
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€12.28
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Germany
|
Tuvalu
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€79.03
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€39.14
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€87.92
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€118.48
|
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