Cost of living comparison
Grenoble is 88.3% more expensive than Braga.
If you lived in Grenoble instead of Braga, you would:
pay 55.5% more for restaurants
Braga
|
Grenoble
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$2.51
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
pay 71.4% more for groceries
Braga
|
Grenoble
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.92
€1.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
€3.61
|
$10.90
€10.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
€2.82
|
$4.80
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
€2.27
|
$3.17
€2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
€2.42
|
$4.81
€4.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.36
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
pay 74.4% more for transportation
Braga
|
Grenoble
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.40
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.41
€27.58
|
$65.97
€61.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$31,884.04
€29,902.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
€6.97
|
$19.11
€17.92
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
Braga
|
Grenoble
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.70
€32.54
|
$39.11
€36.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.28
€648.33
|
$671.89
€630.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.98
€502.68
|
$584.08
€547.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.89
€76.80
|
$136.73
€128.24
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Braga
|
Grenoble
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$304.18
€285.28
|
$1,016.99
€953.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,039.64
€5,664.38
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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Braga
|
Grenoble
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
€1.91
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
€1.33
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
$11.71
€10.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
€37.56
|
$37.87
€35.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
€6.81
|
$12.64
€11.86
|
|
pay 55.8% more for clothing
Braga
|
Grenoble
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.95
€75.92
|
$100.52
€94.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.32
€27.50
|
$34.08
€31.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.28
€61.22
|
$91.88
€86.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.10
€55.42
|
$142.93
€134.05
|
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