Cost of living comparison
Mannheim is 0.8% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Mannheim instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 25.9% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Mannheim
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.94
|
$13.00
€12.03
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.91
|
$10.83
€10.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.65
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.18
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
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pay 21.8% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Mannheim
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
$2.15
€1.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.27
|
$6.92
€6.41
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.44
|
$4.14
€3.84
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.84
|
$3.65
€3.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.82
|
$7.59
€7.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.93
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.94
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.08
|
$1.84
€1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.48
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.46
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
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pay 6.2% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Mannheim
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.57
|
$7.14
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£73.02
|
$53.07
€49.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,819.49
|
$29,435.59
€27,253.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.10
|
$22.42
€20.76
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Mannheim
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.01
|
$50.68
€46.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£944.64
|
$761.48
€705.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£751.99
|
$638.96
€591.60
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£180.89
|
$327.59
€303.30
|
|
pay 50.4% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Mannheim
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,100.70
|
$622.72
€576.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,916.23
|
$10,017.63
€9,275.06
|
|
pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Mannheim
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.18
|
$4.33
€4.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.03
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.62
|
$8.88
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.81
|
$36.20
€33.52
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.93
|
$13.00
€12.03
|
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pay 32.2% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Mannheim
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£59.11
|
$94.76
€87.74
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.59
|
$51.44
€47.63
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£69.83
|
$112.41
€104.08
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£73.04
|
$143.23
€132.61
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