Cost of Living in Germany

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Cost of living in Germany is 2.61% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in Germany is 28.44% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	10.00 €	8.00-14.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	45.00 €	30.00-60.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	7.00 €	6.00-8.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	3.50 €	3.00-4.00
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	3.00 €	2.30-4.00
Cappuccino (regular)	2.63 €	2.00-3.00
Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle)	2.07 €	1.00-3.00
Water (11.2 oz small bottle)	1.69 €	1.00-2.50
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	2.67 €	2.08-3.79
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	1.15 €	0.59-1.81
Rice (white), (1 lb)	0.73 €	0.45-1.09
Eggs (regular) (12)	1.91 €	1.20-3.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	3.30 €	2.27-6.80
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	3.35 €	2.27-4.53
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	4.52 €	2.45-9.07
Apples (1 lb)	0.94 €	0.68-1.36
Banana (1 lb)	0.74 €	0.54-0.91
Oranges (1 lb)	0.91 €	0.68-1.36
Tomato (1 lb)	1.12 €	0.77-1.59
Potato (1 lb)	0.60 €	0.34-0.91
Onion (1 lb)	0.53 €	0.36-0.91
Lettuce (1 head)	0.99 €	0.70-1.50
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	0.43 €	0.19-1.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	5.00 €	4.00-7.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	0.86 €	0.60-1.10
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	1.25 €	0.80-2.24
Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro)	6.00 €	5.40-6.00
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	2.70 €	2.30-2.80
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	70.00 €	52.00-81.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	3.50 €	3.00-4.50
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	3.22 €	2.41-4.02
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	26.95 €	24.00-30.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	5.01 €	4.54-5.64
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	20,000.00 €	18,000.00-25,000.00
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	19,523.70 €	15,000.00-25,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	214.30 €	120.00-318.75
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.10 €	0.09-0.17
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	24.75 €	19.00-35.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	29.77 €	19.99-50.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	18.02 €	10.00-30.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	10.00 €	8.00-12.00
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child	327.40 €	109.00-650.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	16,000.00 €	16,000.00-16,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	76.91 €	50.00-100.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	33.93 €	20.00-50.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	84.78 €	60.00-116.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	105.54 €	70.00-150.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	659.47 €	410.00-1,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	493.58 €	300.00-750.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	1,264.15 €	800.00-2,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	939.57 €	600.00-1,500.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	379.33 €	232.26-650.32
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	258.03 €	139.35-464.51
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	2,170.89 €
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly	2.05	1.20-3.00

Prices in Germany

These data are based on 28704 entries in the past 18 months from 2829 different contributors.
Last update: July 2017
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

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By City in Germany

City	Cost of Living Index	Rent Index	Cost of Living Plus Rent Index	Groceries Index	Restaurant Price Index	Local Purchasing Power Index
Dusseldorf	86.60	34.83	61.12	70.56	83.84	95.83
Frankfurt	84.42	36.87	61.01	73.86	80.32	98.35
Hamburg	82.32	31.91	57.51	70.42	73.01	96.35
Munich	81.11	42.60	62.15	68.33	79.00	108.40
Heidelberg	77.28	34.64	56.29	67.26	68.09	121.67
Stuttgart	75.14	32.58	54.19	56.96	73.05	113.68
Bonn	73.56	28.06	51.16	56.58	69.35	97.58
Karlsruhe	73.20	24.84	49.39	54.72	80.04	113.80
Berlin	72.72	30.82	52.09	60.88	60.81	97.64
Cologne	72.43	28.15	50.63	55.38	70.22	112.58
Nuremberg	71.24	23.79	47.89	55.36	71.17	116.37
Aachen	70.41	22.29	46.73	57.68	65.32	119.11
Dresden	68.75	19.94	44.72	55.26	56.03	116.53
Bremen	67.76	21.56	45.02	51.29	66.73	129.00
Leipzig	66.74	18.88	43.18	50.73	58.66	86.00

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