Cost of living comparison
Spain is 23.4% cheaper than Aix-en-provence.
If you lived in Spain instead of Aix-en-provence, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
Aix-en-provence
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.07
|
$13.31
€12.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.20
€3.89
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Aix-en-provence
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.57
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
€4.33
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
€5.17
|
$3.26
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 3.8% more for transportation
Aix-en-provence
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.12
€6.60
|
$6.53
€6.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$35.45
€32.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,323.64
€28,132.76
|
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.92
€12.91
|
$14.39
€13.35
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
Aix-en-provence
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
€31.27
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,082.99
€1,004.74
|
$828.43
€768.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$795.22
€737.77
|
$665.31
€617.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.43
€121.93
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
Aix-en-provence
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,013.80
€940.55
|
$381.14
€353.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,616.80
€11,705.24
|
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Aix-en-provence
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.42
€3.17
|
$1.92
€1.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.63
€34.91
|
$43.03
€39.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$8.46
€7.85
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Aix-en-provence
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.64
€80.38
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.90
€47.22
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.97
€84.40
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.12
€122.58
|
$91.97
€85.32
|
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