Cost of living comparison
Germany is 23.1% cheaper than Los Angeles.
If you lived in Germany instead of Los Angeles, you would:
pay 9.4% less for restaurants
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Los Angeles
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.52
|
$13.72
€12.80
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.18
€9.50
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$2.83
€2.64
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
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pay 30.8% less for groceries
|
Los Angeles
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.18
|
$2.11
€1.97
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.76
|
$6.75
€6.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$4.24
€3.96
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.92
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.43
|
$7.19
€6.71
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
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pay 9.6% more for transportation
|
Los Angeles
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$7.16
€6.68
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$83.48
|
$54.61
€50.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$29,249.82
€27,289.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$23.30
€21.74
|
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pay 28.3% less for housing
|
Los Angeles
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.34
|
$49.15
€45.86
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,490.71
|
$800.45
€746.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,107.10
|
$616.33
€575.01
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.78
|
$232.30
€216.73
|
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pay 67.1% less for childcare
|
Los Angeles
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,950.00
|
$434.24
€405.13
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,750.00
|
$12,512.98
€11,674.19
|
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pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Los Angeles
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$3.44
€3.21
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.08
|
$35.42
€33.05
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$12.56
€11.72
|
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pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Los Angeles
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.08
|
$83.65
€78.05
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.06
|
$41.29
€38.53
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.54
|
$89.84
€83.82
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.95
|
$120.25
€112.19
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