Summary of cost of living in Germany:
Restaurants | |
Range |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 12.00 € | |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 55.00 € | |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 9.00 € | |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 4.00 € | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 3.50 € | |
Cappuccino (regular) | 3.14 € | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 2.59 € | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 2.30 € | |
Markets | |
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 4.13 € | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.66 € | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.96 € | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 2.81 € | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 5.37 € | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 3.81 € | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 6.71 € | |
Apples (1 lb) | 1.14 € | |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.74 € | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 0.99 € | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 0.69 € | |
Potato (1 lb) | 0.74 € | |
Onion (1 lb) | 0.53 € | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 1.29 € | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.59 € | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 5.00 € | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 0.72 € | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 1.44 € | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 7.70 € | |
Transportation | |
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 3.00 € | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 69.00 € | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 3.50 € | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.22 € | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 30.00 € | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 7.50 € | |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 25,000.00 € | |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 25,894.77 € | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 267.77 € | |
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.11 € | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 35.19 € | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 33.35 € | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 21.14 € | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 12.00 € | |
Childcare | |
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 350.96 € | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 11,782.13 € | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 79.00 € | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 36.90 € | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 84.03 € | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 107.87 € | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 836.63 € | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 623.77 € | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,532.35 € | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,165.30 € | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 610.91 € | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 443.10 € | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 2,763.92 € | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 2.51 |
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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Darmstadt | 77.0 | 28.4 | 53.5 | 63.1 | 70.2 | 89.3 | |
Munich | 74.8 | 39.5 | 57.7 | 63.6 | 71.3 | 96.4 | |
Berlin | 70.5 | 36.1 | 53.9 | 57.4 | 60.9 | 91.3 | |
Frankfurt | 70.1 | 32.2 | 51.8 | 55.5 | 64.1 | 107.5 | |
Hamburg | 70.0 | 30.0 | 50.7 | 54.0 | 67.6 | 98.7 | |
Dusseldorf | 69.8 | 29.8 | 50.4 | 59.4 | 65.8 | 96.4 | |
Cologne | 66.9 | 27.7 | 48.0 | 54.5 | 58.4 | 84.0 | |
Dortmund | 66.8 | 19.4 | 43.9 | 53.6 | 60.3 | 80.5 | |
Hanover | 66.4 | 21.6 | 44.8 | 54.2 | 60.0 | 86.9 | |
Heidelberg | 66.4 | 29.5 | 48.5 | 50.9 | 64.8 | 100.9 | |
Freiburg im Breisgau | 65.9 | 29.0 | 48.1 | 55.7 | 59.3 | 97.0 | |
Bonn | 65.8 | 27.5 | 47.3 | 47.4 | 67.6 | 80.3 | |
Karlsruhe | 65.8 | 24.4 | 45.8 | 55.0 | 59.7 | 100.6 | |
Wiesbaden | 65.1 | 23.8 | 45.2 | 53.5 | 56.6 | 88.5 | |
Mannheim | 64.9 | 21.3 | 43.9 | 52.6 | 52.6 | 101.7 | |
Essen | 64.8 | 18.7 | 42.5 | 48.5 | 58.9 | 101.9 | |
Bremen | 64.1 | 19.4 | 42.5 | 56.9 | 56.7 | 89.3 | |
Stuttgart | 63.9 | 29.3 | 47.2 | 53.6 | 60.3 | 115.4 | |
Nuremberg | 63.7 | 22.5 | 43.8 | 52.7 | 53.7 | 101.2 | |
Augsburg | 62.7 | 22.4 | 43.3 | 46.6 | 60.0 | 95.5 | |
Aachen | 62.1 | 19.3 | 41.5 | 51.7 | 52.0 | 108.3 | |
Leipzig | 61.5 | 19.6 | 41.2 | 49.3 | 55.0 | 87.5 | |
Dresden | 59.5 | 18.7 | 39.8 | 47.2 | 53.2 | 98.0 |
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