Cost of living comparison
Bordeaux is 5.4% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Bordeaux instead of Austria, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
Austria
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.22
|
$17.42
€16.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.77
|
$3.20
€2.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.10
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Austria
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.63
|
$8.89
€8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$4.50
€4.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.37
|
$6.82
€6.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$1.70
€1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Austria
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.04
|
$7.51
€6.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€46.04
|
$47.35
€43.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
$35,261.63
€32,713.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.27
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
Austria
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
$34.04
€31.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€808.53
|
$861.89
€799.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€635.84
|
$649.74
€602.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
$164.53
€152.64
|
|
pay 0.9% less for childcare
Austria
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€435.64
|
$723.30
€671.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
$6,313.24
€5,857.11
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.26
|
$7.62
€7.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$4.06
€3.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.14
|
$35.66
€33.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.77
|
$13.06
€12.12
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Austria
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
$99.32
€92.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
$39.19
€36.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
$92.52
€85.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€116.26
|
$130.40
€120.98
|
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