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) | 3.51 € | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 2.90 € | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 2.58 € | |
Markets | |
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 4.16 € | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.75 € | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 1.32 € | |
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) | 7.78 € | |
Apples (1 lb) | 1.26 € | |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.72 € | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 0.89 € | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 1.90 € | |
Potato (1 lb) | 0.61 € | |
Onion (1 lb) | 0.63 € | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 1.62 € | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.95 € | |
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) | 8.50 € | |
Transportation | |
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 3.20 € | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 58.00 € | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 4.85 € | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.93 € | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 32.50 € | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 6.54 € | |
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) | 32,477.71 € | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 300.70 € | |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 23.71 € | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 43.46 € | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 35.19 € | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 21.43 € | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 12.50 € | |
Childcare | |
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 403.61 € | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 13,530.97 € | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 80.68 € | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 38.50 € | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 88.52 € | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 115.00 € | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 883.66 € | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 667.67 € | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,639.40 € | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,248.13 € | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 504.38 € | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 393.71 € | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 2,869.83 € | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 3.97 |
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 | 74.0 | 45.4 | 61.5 | 61.5 | 78.1 | 123.3 | |
Hamburg | 72.2 | 32.8 | 55.0 | 64.0 | 77.0 | 132.6 | |
Frankfurt | 71.9 | 38.3 | 57.2 | 65.7 | 75.2 | 153.1 | |
Darmstadt | 71.0 | 28.2 | 52.3 | 66.3 | 74.2 | 133.1 | |
Heidelberg | 70.7 | 32.1 | 53.8 | 66.1 | 68.9 | 148.6 | |
Dusseldorf | 70.2 | 33.1 | 54.0 | 63.7 | 72.3 | 135.3 | |
Wiesbaden | 70.0 | 26.7 | 51.1 | 64.0 | 77.2 | 124.2 | |
Augsburg | 69.9 | 25.4 | 50.4 | 65.4 | 70.5 | 131.8 | |
Cologne | 69.4 | 29.4 | 51.9 | 65.8 | 67.7 | 122.8 | |
Stuttgart | 69.0 | 31.9 | 52.8 | 64.8 | 71.9 | 135.2 | |
Mainz | 68.7 | 24.0 | 49.1 | 63.1 | 70.0 | 140.8 | |
Berlin | 68.3 | 36.5 | 54.4 | 61.6 | 71.3 | 129.7 | |
Essen | 68.2 | 19.9 | 47.1 | 64.9 | 65.6 | 154.5 | |
Freiburg im Breisgau | 67.8 | 28.5 | 50.6 | 64.9 | 66.7 | 145.1 | |
Dortmund | 67.5 | 21.0 | 47.2 | 63.9 | 63.2 | 146.4 | |
Nuremberg | 67.5 | 24.6 | 48.7 | 62.9 | 71.3 | 149.6 | |
Bonn | 67.4 | 27.4 | 49.9 | 66.9 | 66.3 | 147.0 | |
Karlsruhe | 67.4 | 26.5 | 49.5 | 66.1 | 65.4 | 120.5 | |
Hanover | 66.9 | 23.6 | 48.0 | 63.3 | 70.3 | 127.0 | |
Bremen | 66.6 | 21.7 | 47.0 | 64.7 | 66.0 | 150.5 | |
Mannheim | 66.4 | 23.7 | 47.7 | 65.0 | 59.0 | 192.9 | |
Aachen | 65.6 | 20.8 | 46.0 | 62.1 | 67.4 | 154.2 | |
Dresden | 65.4 | 21.0 | 46.0 | 62.7 | 68.4 | 143.1 | |
Leipzig | 65.2 | 22.8 | 46.6 | 65.2 | 62.5 | 124.1 | |
Erlangen | 65.0 | 24.1 | 47.1 | 65.7 | 61.7 | 198.1 |
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