Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.6% more expensive than Bordeaux.
If you lived in Germany instead of Bordeaux, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
Bordeaux
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$12.84
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.44
€3.19
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$2.37
€2.20
|
|
pay 19.1% less for groceries
Bordeaux
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.48
€8.81
|
$6.74
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.86
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
€3.34
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.65
€6.17
|
$3.90
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.23
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Bordeaux
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.83
€7.27
|
$8.31
€7.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.40
€43.09
|
$73.47
€68.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,386.79
€24,504.09
|
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
€15.60
|
$21.90
€20.34
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
Bordeaux
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.79
€35.10
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$810.84
€752.99
|
$759.74
€705.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$639.06
€593.46
|
$577.93
€536.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.33
€114.53
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
|
pay 31.1% more for childcare
Bordeaux
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.64
€620.00
|
$325.78
€302.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,570.54
€5,173.09
|
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bordeaux
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.13
|
$4.05
€3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.32
€4.01
|
$3.27
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.72
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.42
€33.82
|
$34.77
€32.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.82
€10.98
|
$12.08
€11.22
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
Bordeaux
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.78
€93.59
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.96
€32.47
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.21
€93.06
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.16
€117.16
|
$113.48
€105.38
|
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