Summary of cost of living in Germany:
Restaurants | |
Range |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 15.00 € | |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 65.00 € | |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 10.00 € | |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 4.50 € | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 4.00 € | |
Cappuccino (regular) | 3.50 € | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 2.88 € | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 2.59 € | |
Markets | |
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 4.18 € | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.75 € | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 1.33 € | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 3.33 € | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 5.81 € | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 5.56 € | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 7.80 € | |
Apples (1 lb) | 1.26 € | |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.72 € | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 0.90 € | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 1.90 € | |
Potato (1 lb) | 0.62 € | |
Onion (1 lb) | 0.63 € | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 1.63 € | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.94 € | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 5.00 € | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 0.93 € | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 1.44 € | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 8.40 € | |
Transportation | |
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 3.20 € | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 55.00 € | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 4.90 € | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 4.02 € | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 33.00 € | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 6.55 € | |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 27,180.00 € | |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 32,302.42 € | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 302.71 € | |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 23.87 € | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 44.71 € | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 35.05 € | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 21.40 € | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 12.00 € | |
Childcare | |
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 408.88 € | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 12,886.73 € | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 80.80 € | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 38.04 € | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 88.47 € | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 114.75 € | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 889.87 € | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 671.21 € | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,655.50 € | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,254.66 € | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 509.49 € | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 398.24 € | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 2,872.23 € | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 3.98 |
Rank |
City |
Cost of Living Index |
Rent Index |
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index |
Groceries Index |
Restaurant Price Index |
Local Purchasing Power Index |
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Munich | 71.5 | 41.8 | 58.4 | 62.5 | 71.1 | 129.4 | |
Hamburg | 69.8 | 30.4 | 52.3 | 64.8 | 69.8 | 134.9 | |
Frankfurt | 69.3 | 35.1 | 54.1 | 65.5 | 68.4 | 158.5 | |
Heidelberg | 68.2 | 30.6 | 51.5 | 66.0 | 63.3 | 148.9 | |
Dusseldorf | 67.7 | 30.3 | 51.1 | 63.0 | 67.2 | 135.8 | |
Stuttgart | 66.8 | 29.8 | 50.4 | 64.7 | 65.8 | 135.5 | |
Cologne | 66.8 | 27.1 | 49.2 | 65.1 | 62.0 | 123.2 | |
Augsburg | 66.4 | 23.8 | 47.5 | 64.8 | 63.0 | 141.4 | |
Essen | 65.8 | 18.6 | 44.8 | 64.1 | 60.6 | 153.9 | |
Berlin | 65.5 | 33.1 | 51.1 | 60.6 | 64.7 | 132.8 | |
Freiburg im Breisgau | 65.1 | 26.6 | 48.0 | 65.1 | 59.2 | 161.7 | |
Nuremberg | 64.9 | 23.0 | 46.3 | 62.2 | 65.2 | 154.3 | |
Karlsruhe | 64.6 | 24.6 | 46.8 | 65.5 | 59.7 | 135.2 | |
Dortmund | 64.2 | 19.5 | 44.4 | 63.1 | 57.9 | 146.8 | |
Hanover | 64.0 | 21.5 | 45.1 | 62.6 | 63.9 | 127.1 | |
Bremen | 64.0 | 20.3 | 44.6 | 64.3 | 59.9 | 149.6 | |
Mannheim | 63.6 | 22.1 | 45.2 | 64.4 | 53.0 | 203.0 | |
Aachen | 63.1 | 20.1 | 44.0 | 62.1 | 60.9 | 150.3 | |
Dresden | 63.0 | 20.2 | 44.0 | 62.1 | 63.3 | 146.3 | |
Erlangen | 62.7 | 22.2 | 44.7 | 64.5 | 56.8 | 185.8 | |
Leipzig | 62.0 | 20.7 | 43.7 | 64.6 | 56.9 | 131.9 |
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