Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 30.4% more expensive than Mannheim.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Mannheim, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
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Mannheim
|
Hong Kong
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.03
|
$8.84
HK$68.71
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.03
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
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pay 52.3% more for groceries
|
Mannheim
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
€1.99
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.41
|
$14.28
HK$110.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
€3.84
|
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
€3.38
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.59
€7.02
|
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.70
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
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pay 14.6% more for transportation
|
Mannheim
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.14
€6.61
|
$11.66
HK$90.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€49.13
|
$64.07
HK$497.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,253.65
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,693.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.42
€20.76
|
$13.71
HK$106.54
|
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pay 65.4% more for housing
|
Mannheim
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.68
€46.92
|
$22.03
HK$171.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$761.48
€705.03
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,061.02
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$638.96
€591.60
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,559.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$327.59
€303.30
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.88
|
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pay 82.7% more for childcare
|
Mannheim
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$622.72
€576.56
|
$929.71
HK$7,224.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,017.63
€9,275.06
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,130.58
|
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pay 61.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mannheim
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.01
|
$7.69
HK$59.74
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.22
|
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.20
€33.52
|
$86.33
HK$670.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.03
|
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
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pay 16.0% less for clothing
|
Mannheim
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.76
€87.74
|
$76.24
HK$592.43
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
€47.63
|
$41.17
HK$319.94
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.41
€104.08
|
$91.44
HK$710.54
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.23
€132.61
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.81
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