Cost of living comparison
Spain is 22.3% cheaper than Bordeaux.
If you lived in Spain instead of Bordeaux, you would:
pay 22.4% less for restaurants
Bordeaux
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.42
€16.16
|
$13.31
€12.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.20
€2.97
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
Bordeaux
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.89
€8.25
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.50
€4.17
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.82
€6.33
|
$3.26
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.58
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
Bordeaux
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
€6.96
|
$6.53
€6.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.35
€43.93
|
$35.45
€32.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,261.63
€32,713.98
|
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.63
€15.43
|
$14.39
€13.35
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
Bordeaux
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.04
€31.58
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$861.89
€799.61
|
$828.43
€768.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$649.74
€602.80
|
$665.31
€617.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.53
€152.64
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
|
pay 14.9% less for childcare
Bordeaux
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.30
€671.04
|
$381.14
€353.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,313.24
€5,857.11
|
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bordeaux
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.62
€7.07
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.06
€3.76
|
$1.92
€1.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.66
€33.09
|
$43.03
€39.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.06
€12.12
|
$8.46
€7.85
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Bordeaux
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.32
€92.15
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
€36.35
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.52
€85.84
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.40
€120.98
|
$91.97
€85.32
|
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