Cost of living comparison
Australia is 29.7% more expensive than Mannheim.
If you lived in Australia instead of Mannheim, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
Mannheim
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$15.31
A$23.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$2.45
A$3.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$2.05
A$3.11
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
Mannheim
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
€1.70
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
€6.78
|
$4.24
A$6.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$5.00
A$7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
€2.53
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$3.56
A$5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.27
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.31
A$1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$2.10
A$3.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 23.7% less for transportation
Mannheim
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.51
|
$4.95
A$7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.45
€77.42
|
$81.92
A$123.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,035.97
€26,010.37
|
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.11
|
$15.28
A$23.10
|
|
pay 29.1% more for housing
Mannheim
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.48
€35.70
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.12
€698.71
|
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.29
€496.62
|
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.32
€197.91
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
|
pay 97.8% more for childcare
Mannheim
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.59
€450.51
|
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,169.91
€9,435.13
|
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
|
pay 64.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mannheim
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.98
|
$5.72
A$8.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$3.30
A$4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.92
€7.34
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.87
€35.13
|
$46.71
A$70.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$12.25
A$18.52
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Mannheim
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.05
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€33.15
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.79
€98.15
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.19
€119.85
|
$106.56
A$161.11
|
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