Cost of living comparison
Mannheim is 26.3% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Mannheim instead of Italy, you would:
pay 31.2% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Mannheim
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.64
|
$13.00
€12.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.42
|
$10.83
€10.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.32
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
Italy
|
Mannheim
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.90
|
$2.15
€1.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.31
|
$6.92
€6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.17
|
$4.14
€3.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$3.65
€3.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.64
|
$7.59
€7.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$1.84
€1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
Italy
|
Mannheim
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.79
|
$7.14
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.40
|
$53.07
€49.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,985.26
|
$29,435.59
€27,253.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.10
|
$22.42
€20.76
|
|
pay 54.4% more for housing
Italy
|
Mannheim
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.65
|
$50.68
€46.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€611.66
|
$761.48
€705.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€467.46
|
$638.96
€591.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.20
|
$327.59
€303.30
|
|
pay 12.0% more for childcare
Italy
|
Mannheim
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€480.79
|
$622.72
€576.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,902.36
|
$10,017.63
€9,275.06
|
|
pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Mannheim
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.60
|
$4.33
€4.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.71
|
$8.88
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.53
|
$36.20
€33.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.81
|
$13.00
€12.03
|
|
pay 33.1% more for clothing
Italy
|
Mannheim
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.05
|
$94.76
€87.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.52
|
$51.44
€47.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.83
|
$112.41
€104.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.95
|
$143.23
€132.61
|
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