Cost of living comparison
Bielefeld is 37.3% more expensive than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.8% more in Bielefeld
- Groceries
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pay 34.8% more in Bielefeld
- Transportation
-
pay 25.1% more in Bielefeld
- Housing
-
pay 32.9% more in Bielefeld
- Childcare
-
pay 53.0% more in Bielefeld
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.2% more in Bielefeld
- Clothing
-
pay 13.2% more in Bielefeld
The cost of restaurants, childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Bielefeld are more expensive than in Greece. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bielefeld.
If you lived in Bielefeld instead of Greece, you would:
pay 77.8% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Bielefeld
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.80
|
$12.86
€11.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.16
|
$11.52
€10.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.86
|
$2.68
€2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$2.14
€1.92
|
|
pay 34.8% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Bielefeld
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.19
|
$2.01
€1.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.64
|
$6.39
€5.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.37
|
$4.40
€3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.61
|
$3.43
€3.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.79
|
$6.23
€5.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.79
|
$1.32
€1.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.76
|
$0.71
€0.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.52
|
$0.95
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$2.33
€2.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.46
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.51
|
$0.67
€0.60
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Bielefeld
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.77
|
$7.02
€6.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€36.01
|
$52.52
€47.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€25,368.77
|
$29,130.52
€26,097.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.38
|
$24.01
€21.51
|
|
pay 32.9% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Bielefeld
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€29.40
|
$50.33
€45.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€469.77
|
$553.74
€496.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€351.37
|
$568.03
€508.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€157.39
|
$224.44
€201.07
|
|
pay 53.0% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Bielefeld
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€370.11
|
$635.02
€568.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,673.32
|
$9,645.87
€8,641.65
|
|
pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Bielefeld
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.94
|
$4.82
€4.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.13
|
$3.62
€3.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.43
|
$8.79
€7.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€43.65
|
$35.15
€31.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.90
|
$13.93
€12.48
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Bielefeld
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€74.93
|
$77.52
€69.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€33.89
|
$32.15
€28.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€74.49
|
$106.91
€95.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€83.70
|
$136.65
€122.42
|
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