How set up Address Book for efficient iPhone use?

Situation: I live in the U.S. Calls to Europe are made from my address book by tapping a number which is stored for example (Germany) as
"+49" + telephonenumber.
When in Germany I would omit the country code and instead dial
0 + telephonenumber.
Do I have to set up a second telephone entry in the second form above to avoid having to manually dial the number while in country? Surely there is something more efficient and automatic than either of these alternatives.

Calls do not go from Germany to the US and then back to Germany. If you are in Germany on a US SIM the call will stay in Germany. What happens is the German network will charge your US for a roaming call. This should be a lot less than calling a number in the US from your US SIM phone while in Germany.
The only time it would go to the US is when someone calls you on your US number. Since the person is calling the US they will be charged an international call. You will then be charged for the call from the US to Germany.

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Thank you in advance for you help.
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