Cost of Living in Idar-Oberstein

Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1303
$3202
🛋️ Without rent
$602
$1866
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$700
$1336
🍽️ Food
$403
$1073
🚐 Transport
$72.4
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2619
😀 Quality of life
70
🏙️ Population
28.3K

The average cost of living in Idar-Oberstein is $1303, which is in the top 38% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 3512th out of 9294 in our global list, 195th out of 662 in Germany, and 8th out of 21 in Rhineland-Palatinate.

The median after-tax salary is $2619, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months. Ranked 2705th (TOP 29%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 488th best city to live in Germany, and 20th most liveable city in Rhineland-Palatinate. With an estimated population of 28.3K, Idar-Oberstein is the 422nd largest city in Germany.

✈️ Closest airport 28 km Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 9.1 µg/m³
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Prices in Idar-Oberstein

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.87
 Cappuccino
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$641
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1025
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$78
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10593

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