Cost of living comparison
Germany is 8.6% cheaper than Vermont.
If you lived in Germany instead of Vermont, you would:
pay 2.6% more for restaurants
Vermont
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$14.04
€13.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.20
|
$10.20
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$2.80
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$2.41
€2.28
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Vermont
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.01
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
|
$6.71
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
|
$4.38
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.92
|
$6.24
€5.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.70
€0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.69
€0.65
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
Vermont
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.55
|
$7.07
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
|
$52.96
€50.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
|
$28,807.86
€27,320.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.16
|
$23.02
€21.83
|
|
pay 13.7% less for housing
Vermont
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.30
|
$48.22
€45.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,558.33
|
$790.39
€749.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,393.75
|
$625.27
€592.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.66
|
$230.06
€218.18
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
Vermont
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,305.00
|
$458.39
€434.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,000.00
|
$12,308.95
€11,673.34
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
Vermont
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
|
$4.42
€4.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.41
|
$3.49
€3.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
|
$8.74
€8.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.00
|
$36.01
€34.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
|
$12.80
€12.14
|
|
pay 29.8% more for clothing
Vermont
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.83
|
$82.34
€78.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
|
$40.78
€38.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.25
|
$91.59
€86.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.67
|
$123.43
€117.05
|
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