Cost of living comparison
Germany is 5.1% more expensive than Louisiana.
If you lived in Germany instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
Louisiana
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.81
|
$14.04
€13.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
|
$10.20
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$2.80
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
|
$2.41
€2.28
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Louisiana
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.96
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.15
|
$6.71
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
|
$4.38
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.28
|
$6.24
€5.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.70
€0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.69
€0.65
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
Louisiana
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$7.07
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.33
|
$52.96
€50.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,948.70
|
$28,807.86
€27,320.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.31
|
$23.02
€21.83
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
Louisiana
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.76
|
$48.22
€45.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,159.60
|
$790.39
€749.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,039.36
|
$625.27
€592.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.15
|
$230.06
€218.18
|
|
pay 30.2% less for childcare
Louisiana
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,554.86
|
$458.39
€434.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,175.00
|
$12,308.95
€11,673.34
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Louisiana
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.80
|
$4.42
€4.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.08
|
$3.49
€3.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.50
|
$8.74
€8.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.67
|
$36.01
€34.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.43
|
$12.80
€12.14
|
|
pay 34.8% more for clothing
Louisiana
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.13
|
$82.34
€78.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.45
|
$40.78
€38.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.65
|
$91.59
€86.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
|
$123.43
€117.05
|
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