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πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GermanyvsπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States

United States is 16.1 BPS points cheaper overall

πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ
Germany
99.7
$108.00 basket
#21 of 30
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
United States
83.6
$90.54 basket
#4 of 30

Product-by-Product

ProductGermanUnitedDiff
πŸ”Big Mac$5.66$5.69-0.5%πŸ₯€Coca-Cola 330 ml$1.56$1.99-21.6%β›½Gasoline (1 liter)$1.84$0.95+93.7%πŸ’ͺGym Membership$31.50$50.00-37.0%🎬Netflix Standard Plan$14.69$15.49-5.2%🎡Spotify Premium$10.49$10.99-4.5%β˜•Starbucks Latte (Tall)$4.88$5.25-7.0%πŸš—UberX – 5 km ride$11.03$12.50-11.8%🍞White Bread (500g)$1.88$3.49-46.1%πŸ“±iPhone 15 – 128 GB$996.45$799.00+24.7%

Germany vs United States: Which Is Cheaper?

Based on our basket of 6 globally standardized products, United States is the cheaper country by 16.1 points on the Burger Parity Score. Germany has a BPS of 99.7 with a basket cost of $108.00, while United States has a BPS of 83.6 with a basket cost of $90.54.

These prices reflect real-world costs for a Big Mac, Starbucks Latte, iPhone 15, Coca-Cola, Netflix subscription, and a 5km Uber ride. Prices are converted to USD using current exchange rates for fair comparison.

πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Germany details β†’πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States details β†’