Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 20.8% more expensive than Mannheim.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Mannheim, you would:
pay 12.0% more for restaurants
Mannheim
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 59.7% more for groceries
Mannheim
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
€1.70
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
€6.78
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
€2.53
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.27
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
Mannheim
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.51
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.45
€77.42
|
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,035.97
€26,010.37
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.11
|
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 53.1% more for housing
Mannheim
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.48
€35.70
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.12
€698.71
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.29
€496.62
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.32
€197.91
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 59.8% less for childcare
Mannheim
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.59
€450.51
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,169.91
€9,435.13
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 40.5% more for entertainment and sports
Mannheim
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.98
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.92
€7.34
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.87
€35.13
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 39.5% more for clothing
Mannheim
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.05
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€33.15
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.79
€98.15
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.19
€119.85
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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