Cost of living comparison
Italy is 8.0% cheaper than Bordeaux.
If you lived in Italy instead of Bordeaux, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
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Bordeaux
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$15.74
€14.62
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$9.09
€8.44
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.44
€3.19
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
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pay 13.7% less for groceries
|
Bordeaux
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.48
€8.81
|
$7.20
€6.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.86
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
€3.34
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.65
€6.17
|
$4.47
€4.15
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.23
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
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pay 1.4% less for transportation
|
Bordeaux
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.83
€7.27
|
$8.02
€7.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.40
€43.09
|
$38.40
€35.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,386.79
€24,504.09
|
$25,887.08
€24,040.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
€15.60
|
$18.65
€17.32
|
|
pay 11.0% less for housing
|
Bordeaux
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.79
€35.10
|
$30.75
€28.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$810.84
€752.99
|
$608.10
€564.71
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$639.06
€593.46
|
$488.80
€453.93
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.33
€114.53
|
$151.72
€140.89
|
|
pay 20.6% more for childcare
|
Bordeaux
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.64
€620.00
|
$459.30
€426.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,570.54
€5,173.09
|
$9,604.44
€8,919.16
|
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pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bordeaux
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.13
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.32
€4.01
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.72
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.42
€33.82
|
$51.79
€48.09
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.82
€10.98
|
$9.32
€8.66
|
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pay 8.8% less for clothing
|
Bordeaux
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.78
€93.59
|
$80.37
€74.63
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.96
€32.47
|
$36.54
€33.93
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.21
€93.06
|
$89.56
€83.17
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.16
€117.16
|
$114.84
€106.65
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