How expensive to take a vacation in Germany with the current high Euro conversion rate?
Based on the current exchange rate (August 2010), you pay around $1.31 for 1 Euro. Overall, living in Germany is very affordable. To give you more specific information, here are some recent examples on what things cost: • A typical price for a dinner for 1 person in a family -type restaurant (including drinks) is about 10 – 15 Euros. Cost for a family of 4 (with two small children) for a dinner is about 30 to 40 Euros. This cost is very comparable to the US. • Gas is expensive! We can’t deny that! A liter of gas costs around 1.2 Euros. If we convert liters to gallons and dollars that means a gallon of gas will cost you more than $5 !!! Just be prepared when you fill up your car and use your car efficiently! • Overall groceries are reasonably priced, very comparable to the US. • Getting fresh bread and rolls in the morning from our bakery for the whole family will cost about 5-10 Euros. To sum up, in Germany, some things, like gas, are expensive. Other things are similar in price to cos
