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Lucca vs. Offenbach Am Main Cost of Living Summary

Lucca is 9.1% cheaper than Offenbach Am Main.

Restaurants: pay 10.9% less in Lucca
Groceries: pay 13.5% more in Lucca
Transportation: pay 15.5% less in Lucca
Housing: pay 14.2% less in Lucca
Childcare: pay 44.4% less in Lucca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% more in Lucca
Clothing: pay 1.5% less in Lucca

The cost of groceries and entertainment and sports in Lucca are more expensive than in Offenbach Am Main. Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Lucca.

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Lucca vs. Offenbach Am Main Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lucca instead of Offenbach Am Main, you would:

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pay 10.9% less for restaurants

	Offenbach Am Main	Lucca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.48 €16.49	$20.16 €17.99	+9.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$11.76 €10.49	-12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.92 €3.50	$3.35 €2.99	-14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.64 €3.25	$1.44 €1.29	-60.4%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 13.5% more for groceries

	Offenbach Am Main	Lucca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.93 €1.72	$2.48 €2.21	+28.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.03 €7.17	$10.33 €9.22	+28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 €4.96	$6.35 €5.67	+14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.57 €3.19	$3.95 €3.53	+10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.36	$6.68 €5.97	+36.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.35	$1.10 €0.99	-27.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$0.97 €0.87	-4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.17 €1.04	+18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.82 €1.62	$1.47 €1.31	-18.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 €0.53	$0.86 €0.77	+46.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.60	$0.96 €0.86	+43.0%
Average			+13.5%

Offenbach Am Main vs. Lucca - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.5% less for transportation

	Offenbach Am Main	Lucca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 €7.10	$7.87 €7.02	-1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.74 €60.47	$34.71 €30.98	-48.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,380.19	$36,317.50 €32,417.66	+10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.51 €20.99	$18.03 €16.09	-23.3%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 14.2% less for housing

	Offenbach Am Main	Lucca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.21 €46.60	$32.18 €28.72	-38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$933.11 €832.91	$783.81 €699.65	-16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$765.15 €682.99	$671.84 €599.70	-12.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$269.23 €240.32	$256.88 €229.30	-4.6%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 44.4% less for childcare

	Offenbach Am Main	Lucca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$531.87 €474.76	$641.98 €573.04	+20.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$44,341.53 €39,580.05	$11,337.32 €10,119.90	-74.4%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Offenbach Am Main	Lucca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$6.72 €6.00	+20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.00 €3.57	$2.06 €1.84	-48.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.74 €8.70	$6.96 €6.22	-28.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.19 €34.98	$67.18 €59.97	+71.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 €9.00	$10.08 €9.00
Average			+0.4%

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

	Offenbach Am Main	Lucca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.30 €85.96	$100.78 €89.95	+4.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.91 €40.98	$47.59 €42.48	+3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.04 €111.61	$91.45 €81.63	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.46 €126.27	$167.96 €149.92	+18.7%
Average			-1.5%

Offenbach Am Main vs. Lucca - Cost of clothing

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