Germany vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1671
$1480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4073
$3313
🏠 One person rent
$885
$850
🏘️ Family rent
$1657
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$526
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3122
$1891
💸 GDP per capita
$52746
$32677
😃 Human freedom index
8.37
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
80.7
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
60
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
22%
🎓 Higher education
94
90
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
84.4M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1671) is 13% more expensive than in Spain ($1480). Germany ranked 24th vs 36th for Spain in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Germany compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 12th and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Germany vs Spain

We calculate prices for Germany and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 662 and 153 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Germany Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1634
$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$86.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$265
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.4
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5713
$4084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$2641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$68.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12525
$8656

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2104
3.76M
Hamburg City
$2022
1.89M
Munich
$2332
1.51M
Cologne
$1851
1.08M
Frankfurt
$2102
773K
Dusseldorf
$1861
629K
Stuttgart
$2063
633K
Bremen City
$1799
569K
Dortmund
$1523
593K
Nuremberg
$1784
523K
Essen
$1525
585K
Dresden
$1462
563K
Leipzig
$1449
616K
Hanover
$1828
545K
Wuppertal
$1206
359K
Mannheim
$1679
316K
Bielefeld
$1481
338K
Bochum
$1618
366K
Duisburg
$1425
502K
Munster
$1809
321K
Bonn
$1765
336K
Wiesbaden
$1953
283K
Augsburg
$1714
301K
Braunschweig
$1456
252K
Karlsruhe
$1782
309K
Aachen
$1569
252K
Halle
$1320
242K
Chemnitz
$1228
249K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1320
236K
Monchengladbach
$1563
268K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1889
3.33M
Barcelona
$1887
1.66M
Valencia
$1581
808K
Seville
$1358
684K
Tenerife
$1707
932K
Zaragoza
$1330
683K
Malaga
$1519
586K
Murcia
$1192
673K
Bilbao
$1522
346K
Palma de Mallorca
$1783
423K
Las Palmas
$1353
378K
Alicante
$1360
349K
Cordoba
$1165
324K
Vigo
$1282
294K
Terrassa
$1491
225K
Valladolid
$1262
297K
Pamplona
$1464
206K
Gijon
$1269
268K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
256K
Sabadell
$1577
218K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
274K
San Sebastian
$1623
189K
Badalona
$1914
226K
A Coruna
$1259
247K
Granada
$1288
231K
Oviedo
$1158
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$936
213K
Cartagena
$1136
218K
Elche
$1192
238K
Burgos
$1220
174K