Cost of living comparison
Germany is 4.8% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in Germany instead of Texas, you would:
pay 7.4% more for restaurants
Texas
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.27
|
$14.04
€13.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
|
$10.20
€9.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$2.80
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$2.41
€2.31
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
Texas
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
|
$6.71
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
|
$4.38
€4.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
|
$6.24
€5.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.70
€0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$2.10
€2.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
pay 33.5% more for transportation
Texas
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$7.07
€6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.02
|
$52.96
€50.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,552.44
|
$28,807.86
€27,620.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.17
|
$23.02
€22.07
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
Texas
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.55
|
$48.22
€46.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,374.92
|
$790.39
€757.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,217.13
|
$625.27
€599.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.57
|
$230.06
€220.58
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
Texas
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,230.53
|
$458.39
€439.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,254.84
|
$12,308.95
€11,801.48
|
|
pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$3.49
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
|
$8.74
€8.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.01
|
$36.01
€34.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
|
$12.80
€12.27
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
Texas
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.31
|
$82.34
€78.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.62
|
$40.78
€39.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.49
|
$91.59
€87.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.01
|
$123.43
€118.34
|
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