Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Germany and London

For one person, living is cheaper in Germany: $2,099 a month against $4,086 in London, rent and utilities included – about $23,800 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇩🇪 Germany

$2,099

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London

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

$4,086

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🙂 Solo nomad: Germany is 25.7% cheaper than London without rent, and 48.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Germany is 25.9% cheaper than London without rent, and 43.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.04 €15.19

$26.62 £20.12

-35.99%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$71.7 €64.0

$108 £81.3

-33.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.20 €10.88

$10.39 £7.86

17.42%

Cappuccino

$4.00 €3.57

$5.79 £4.38

-30.92%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.56 €3.17

$3.01 £2.27

18.27%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 €2.73

$2.15 £1.63

42.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.91 €4.38

$9.35 £7.07

-47.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.48 €3.99

$7.84 £5.93

-42.86%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.32 €1.17

$1.79 £1.35

-26.26%

White Bread (500g)

$2.14 €1.91

$2.06 £1.56

3.88%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.56 €3.17

$2.31 £1.74

54.11%

Eggs

$3.87 €3.45

$5.05 £3.82

-23.37%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.78 €13.18

$12.57 £9.50

17.58%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.51 €10.26

$10.66 £8.05

7.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.91 €18.64

$17.13 £12.95

22.07%

Apples (1kg)

$3.30 €2.94

$3.03 £2.29

8.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.97 €1.76

$1.41 £1.07

39.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.25 €2.01

$3.05 £2.31

-26.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.40 €3.92

$3.38 £2.56

30.18%

Potato (1kg)

$1.52 €1.36

$1.67 £1.26

-8.98%

Onion (1kg)

$1.44 €1.28

$1.73 £1.31

-16.76%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.68 €1.50

$1.41 £1.07

19.15%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 €0.92

$1.79 £1.35

-42.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.62 €8.58

$23.22 £17.55

-58.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.05 €5.40

$12.99 £9.82

-53.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.10 €0.98

$3.18 £2.41

-65.41%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.63 €1.45

$4.41 £3.34

-63.04%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.81 €3.40

$3.87 £2.93

-1.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$71.8 €64.0

$250 £189

-71.29%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.54 €4.94

$5.71 £4.31

-2.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.89 €2.58

$3.33 £2.51

-13.21%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$39.91 €35.58

$57.9 £43.77

-31.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.22 €1.98

$2.04 £1.54

8.82%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$32.8K €29.2K

$37.5K £28.4K

-12.76%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$38.3K €34.1K

$40.9K £30.9K

-6.43%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$342 €305

$376 £284

-9.09%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$25.38 €22.63

$17.88 £13.51

41.95%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$48.85 €43.56

$40.01 £30.25

22.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.33 €36.85

$61.2 £46.23

-32.42%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$28.34 €25.26

$21.07 £15.93

34.50%

Cinema Ticket

$14.43 €12.86

$17.95 £13.57

-19.61%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$584 €521

$2,865 £2,166

-79.62%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$17.5K €15.6K

$35.3K £26.7K

-50.39%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$89.2 €79.5

$116 £87.7

-23.10%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.46 €38.75

$54.1 £40.88

-19.64%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98.3 €87.7

$127 £95.7

-22.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$129 €115

$159 £120

-19.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$921 €821

$2,853 £2,157

-67.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$702 €626

$2,301 £1,740

-69.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,646 €1,468

$5,201 £3,932

-68.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,289 €1,149

$3,723 £2,814

-65.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,130 €5,466

$19.0K £14.4K

-67.75%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,026 €3,590

$7,881 £5,957

-48.91%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,279 €2,924

$4,818 £3,642

-31.93%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.96

4.65

-14.84%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Germany: October 4, 2026

Last update for London: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Germany

$702 33.9%

London

$2.3K 56.5% 228% $1.6K

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Germany

$416 20.1%

London

$434 10.7% 4.3% $18

Groceries & Markets

Germany

$336 16.2%

London

$349 8.6% 4.1% $14

Eating Out

Germany

$281 13.6%

London

$397 9.7% 41.2% $116

Clothing & Footwear

Germany

$162 7.8%

London

$205 5% 26.9% $43

Getting Around

Germany

$107 5.2%

London

$288 7.1% 169% $181

Sport & Entertainment

Germany

$70 3.4%

London

$97 2.4% 38.3% $27

Good to know

🇩🇪 Germany

🇬🇧 London

🕒 Local time

05:14 5:14 AM

04:14 4:14 AM

1 h behind Germany

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

84,358,845

8,908,083 Capital

💱 Currency

Euro EUR €

British Pound GBP £

📈 Exchange rate

1 EUR = 1.12 USD

1 GBP = 1.32 USD

1 GBP = 1.18 EUR

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