Cost of living comparison
Greece is 23.8% cheaper than Mannheim.
If you lived in Greece instead of Mannheim, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
Mannheim
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Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.03
|
$14.81
€13.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.03
|
$9.01
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$1.97
€1.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
Mannheim
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
€1.99
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.41
|
$6.52
€6.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
€3.84
|
$6.06
€5.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
€3.38
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.59
€7.02
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.70
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Mannheim
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.14
€6.61
|
$7.81
€7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€49.13
|
$41.23
€38.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,253.65
|
$27,791.92
€25,731.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.42
€20.76
|
$14.64
€13.56
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
Mannheim
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.68
€46.92
|
$31.73
€29.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$761.48
€705.03
|
$529.13
€489.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$638.96
€591.60
|
$406.38
€376.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$327.59
€303.30
|
$178.34
€165.12
|
|
pay 38.6% less for childcare
Mannheim
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$622.72
€576.56
|
$350.75
€324.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,017.63
€9,275.06
|
$6,658.30
€6,164.75
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
Mannheim
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.01
|
$4.23
€3.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$3.51
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.22
|
$4.98
€4.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.20
€33.52
|
$46.53
€43.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.03
|
$8.93
€8.27
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
Mannheim
|
Greece
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.76
€87.74
|
$83.80
€77.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
€47.63
|
$41.12
€38.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.41
€104.08
|
$86.78
€80.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.23
€132.61
|
$96.32
€89.18
|
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