Cost of living comparison
Mannheim is 42.8% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Mannheim instead of Spain, you would:
pay 33.4% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Mannheim
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.32
|
$13.00
€12.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.28
|
$10.83
€10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$2.90
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
Spain
|
Mannheim
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
$2.15
€1.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.74
|
$6.92
€6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.88
|
$4.14
€3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$3.65
€3.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.01
|
$7.59
€7.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.84
€1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
pay 25.6% more for transportation
Spain
|
Mannheim
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.05
|
$7.14
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.80
|
$53.07
€49.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,144.98
|
$29,435.59
€27,236.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.31
|
$22.42
€20.74
|
|
pay 61.2% more for housing
Spain
|
Mannheim
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.28
|
$50.68
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€766.54
|
$761.48
€704.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€615.61
|
$638.96
€591.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.70
|
$327.59
€303.12
|
|
pay 49.3% more for childcare
Spain
|
Mannheim
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€352.67
|
$622.72
€576.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,856.82
|
$10,017.63
€9,269.31
|
|
pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Mannheim
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.55
|
$4.33
€4.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$3.55
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
$8.88
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.81
|
$36.20
€33.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.83
|
$13.00
€12.03
|
|
pay 49.6% more for clothing
Spain
|
Mannheim
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.62
|
$94.76
€87.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.11
|
$51.44
€47.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.49
|
$112.41
€104.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.10
|
$143.23
€132.53
|
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