Foundation — Housing & Labor

Working for Rent

How many days of every month do you work just to pay rent — before food, before utilities, before your family? Adjust the sliders to see your situation. Then see what the same job looks like in Germany.

Your situation
Hourly wage (Oklahoma) $7.25/hr
$7.25 (OK minimum)$35.00
Monthly rent (1-bedroom) $950/mo
$500$2,500
Oklahoma
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days every month
working just to pay rent
Germany — same job
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days every month
working just to pay rent
Working for rent
Other obligations (food, bills, commute)
Your time
Oklahoma
At $7.25/hr, $950 rent
Germany
€12.41/hr (~$13.50), ~$600/mo rent
Where your month goes
Oklahoma
Germany
What this looks like

Housing is Component 14 of the Foundation framework. The gap you see is a choice, not an inevitability.

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Sources: NLIHC Out of Reach 2025 · Oklahoma Policy Institute · German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) · German Mindestlohn (€12.41/hr, Jan 2025, ~$13.50 USD) · OECD Working Hours · BLS American Time Use Survey