Cost of living comparison
Germany is 0.9% more expensive than Ohio.
If you lived in Germany instead of Ohio, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
|
Ohio
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.88
|
$13.72
€12.80
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
|
$10.18
€9.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
|
$2.83
€2.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
|
Ohio
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
|
$2.11
€1.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
|
$6.75
€6.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.03
|
$4.24
€3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
|
$7.19
€6.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 32.1% more for transportation
|
Ohio
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.28
|
$7.16
€6.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.00
|
$54.61
€50.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,068.72
|
$29,249.82
€27,289.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.11
|
$23.30
€21.74
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
|
Ohio
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.96
|
$49.15
€45.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,083.04
|
$800.45
€746.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.03
|
$616.33
€575.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.79
|
$232.30
€216.73
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
|
Ohio
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$981.79
|
$434.24
€405.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,051.78
|
$12,512.98
€11,674.19
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ohio
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.73
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
|
$3.44
€3.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.09
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.09
|
$35.42
€33.05
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.73
|
$12.56
€11.72
|
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pay 17.3% more for clothing
|
Ohio
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.61
|
$83.65
€78.05
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.67
|
$41.29
€38.53
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.17
|
$89.84
€83.82
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.56
|
$120.25
€112.19
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