Cost of Living in Germany

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Cost of living in Germany is 7.30% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in Germany is 32.94% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	10.00 €	8.00-15.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	45.00 €	32.00-60.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	7.99 €	6.99-8.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	3.50 €	3.00-4.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	3.40 €	2.50-4.00
Cappuccino (regular)	2.69 €	2.00-3.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	2.25 €	1.30-3.00
Water (12 oz small bottle)	1.89 €	1.00-2.60
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	2.73 €	2.35-3.79
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	1.30 €	0.84-1.81
Rice (white), (1 lb)	0.97 €	0.45-1.27
Eggs (regular) (12)	1.97 €	1.44-2.82
Local Cheese (1 lb)	4.05 €	2.72-5.44
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	3.60 €	2.36-4.53
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	4.78 €	3.99-6.80
Apples (1 lb)	1.04 €	0.90-1.36
Banana (1 lb)	0.69 €	0.54-0.91
Oranges (1 lb)	0.88 €	0.60-1.36
Tomato (1 lb)	1.05 €	0.91-1.36
Potato (1 lb)	0.51 €	0.36-0.91
Onion (1 lb)	0.57 €	0.45-0.72
Lettuce (1 head)	0.87 €	0.49-1.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	0.39 €	0.21-0.80
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	4.99 €	4.00-6.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	0.81 €	0.69-1.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	1.21 €	0.92-1.50
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	6.40 €	6.30-6.70
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	2.70 €	2.30-2.90
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	70.00 €	58.00-84.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	3.50 €	3.00-4.90
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	3.22 €	2.74-4.02
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	30.00 €	24.00-33.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	5.40 €	4.92-5.87
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)	20,580.46 €	16,500.00-25,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	219.66 €	130.00-323.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.10 €	0.09-0.11
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	30.26 €	20.00-40.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	29.43 €	20.00-50.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	19.01 €	12.00-28.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	10.50 €	9.00-13.00
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	310.72 €	150.00-600.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	11,812.65 €	5,100.00-17,500.00
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	76.45 €	50.00-100.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	32.52 €	20.00-50.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	81.09 €	60.00-110.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	102.87 €	70.00-150.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	718.90 €	450.00-1,100.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	534.79 €	350.00-800.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	1,372.30 €	900.00-2,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	1,020.71 €	690.00-1,500.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	468.14 €	278.71-743.22
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	318.42 €	185.80-510.96
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	2,238.92 €
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	1.88	1.50-2.30

Prices in Germany

These data are based on 36884 entries in the past 18 months from 3645 different contributors.
Last update: October 2019
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
Munich	73.19	43.16	58.60	54.67	76.74	104.35
Hamburg	73.06	32.87	53.52	55.05	71.03	107.44
Frankfurt	71.88	36.49	54.68	50.68	66.63	110.43
Heidelberg	70.12	25.87	48.61	52.85	71.17	103.74
Dusseldorf	69.16	27.03	48.69	52.23	65.30	105.80
Stuttgart	68.60	31.39	50.52	50.49	70.31	108.57
Nuremberg	67.98	24.34	46.77	53.21	64.13	103.11
Mannheim	67.97	19.87	44.59	50.29	65.13	109.46
Bonn	66.89	26.71	47.36	50.77	63.35	104.63
Cologne	66.52	27.23	47.43	50.15	63.37	106.28
Berlin	66.33	32.18	49.73	51.43	55.64	102.54
Bremen	66.25	21.38	44.44	51.05	65.11	94.24
Leipzig	64.38	19.67	42.65	50.02	55.46	79.43
Karlsruhe	64.25	23.09	44.24	50.63	56.71	128.56
Hanover	64.19	22.27	43.82	50.93	63.63	124.90
Dresden	63.86	22.33	43.68	50.80	54.21	110.22
Aachen	63.06	20.26	42.26	51.10	48.63	123.83

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