Cost of living comparison
Germany is 9.7% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Germany instead of United States, you would:
pay 2.0% more for restaurants
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United States
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$14.04
€13.10
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$10.20
€9.51
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.80
€2.61
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$2.41
€2.25
|
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pay 19.7% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$2.03
€1.89
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$6.71
€6.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$6.24
€5.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$2.10
€1.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
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pay 24.4% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$7.07
€6.60
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$52.96
€49.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$28,807.86
€26,876.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$23.02
€21.47
|
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pay 20.5% less for housing
|
United States
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$48.22
€44.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$790.39
€737.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$625.27
€583.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$230.06
€214.64
|
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pay 55.4% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$458.39
€427.66
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$12,308.95
€11,483.83
|
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pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$4.42
€4.12
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$3.49
€3.25
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$8.74
€8.15
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$36.01
€33.59
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$12.80
€11.94
|
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pay 20.5% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$82.34
€76.82
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$40.78
€38.04
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$91.59
€85.45
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$123.43
€115.15
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