Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 17.0% more expensive than Mannheim.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Mannheim, you would:
pay 10.2% less for restaurants
Mannheim
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
Mannheim
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
€1.70
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
€6.78
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
€2.53
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.27
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
Mannheim
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.51
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.45
€77.42
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,035.97
€26,010.37
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.11
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 49.1% more for housing
Mannheim
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.48
€35.70
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.12
€698.71
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.29
€496.62
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.32
€197.91
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 34.6% more for childcare
Mannheim
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.59
€450.51
|
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,169.91
€9,435.13
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mannheim
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.98
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.92
€7.34
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.87
€35.13
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
Mannheim
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.05
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€33.15
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.79
€98.15
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.19
€119.85
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
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