Cost of living comparison
Germany is 8.6% more expensive than Sudbury.
If you lived in Germany instead of Sudbury, you would:
pay 24.7% more for restaurants
Sudbury
|
Germany
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.68
CA$19.94
|
$13.72
€12.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
CA$13.55
|
$10.18
€9.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
CA$3.49
|
$2.83
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
CA$1.74
|
$2.48
€2.22
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
Sudbury
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
CA$2.79
|
$2.11
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.94
CA$5.36
|
$6.75
€6.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
CA$11.58
|
$4.24
€3.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.78
CA$3.78
|
$3.55
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.53
CA$6.16
|
$7.19
€6.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.10
|
$1.26
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
CA$0.60
|
$0.65
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
CA$1.82
|
$1.00
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
CA$2.82
|
$1.39
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CA$1.72
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
CA$1.02
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
|
pay 19.1% more for transportation
Sudbury
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.24
CA$5.76
|
$7.16
€6.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.58
CA$87.73
|
$54.61
€48.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,871.90
|
$29,249.82
€26,184.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.09
CA$30.01
|
$23.30
€20.86
|
|
pay 23.1% more for housing
Sudbury
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.63
CA$108.16
|
$49.15
€44.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$957.72
CA$1,300.92
|
$800.45
€716.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$998.09
CA$1,355.75
|
$616.33
€551.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.38
CA$110.54
|
$232.30
€207.96
|
|
pay 0.7% more for childcare
Sudbury
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.89
CA$996.88
|
$434.24
€388.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.66
CA$11,962.53
|
$12,512.98
€11,201.81
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Sudbury
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
CA$7.48
|
$4.33
€3.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
CA$5.48
|
$3.44
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.38
CA$19.54
|
$8.81
€7.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.93
CA$66.46
|
$35.42
€31.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.27
CA$13.96
|
$12.56
€11.24
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Sudbury
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
CA$104.01
|
$83.65
€74.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
CA$54.83
|
$41.29
€36.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.75
CA$154.52
|
$89.84
€80.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.96
CA$126.27
|
$120.25
€107.65
|
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