Cost of living comparison
Bordeaux is 5.8% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Bordeaux instead of Canada, you would:
pay 19.4% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.50
|
$17.42
€16.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.63
|
$10.88
€10.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.77
|
$3.20
€2.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.26
|
$1.75
€1.62
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
Canada
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.41
|
$8.89
€8.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.84
|
$4.50
€4.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.58
|
$4.87
€4.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.21
|
$6.82
€6.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.51
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$1.85
€1.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.44
|
$1.70
€1.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
Canada
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.00
|
$7.51
€6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.01
|
$47.35
€43.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,152.35
|
$35,261.63
€32,479.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.90
|
$16.63
€15.32
|
|
pay 20.7% less for housing
Canada
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.71
|
$34.04
€31.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,705.47
|
$861.89
€793.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,563.58
|
$649.74
€598.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.41
|
$164.53
€151.55
|
|
pay 25.5% less for childcare
Canada
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,015.21
|
$723.30
€666.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,668.87
|
$6,313.24
€5,815.17
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.23
|
$7.62
€7.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.87
|
$4.06
€3.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.73
|
$11.97
€11.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.80
|
$35.66
€32.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.36
|
$13.06
€12.03
|
|
pay 27.7% more for clothing
Canada
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.34
|
$99.32
€91.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.27
|
$39.19
€36.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.10
|
$92.52
€85.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.62
|
$130.40
€120.11
|
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