Cost of living comparison
Aix-en-provence is 7.8% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Aix-en-provence instead of France, you would:
pay 12.0% more for restaurants
France
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Aix-en-provence
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.86
|
$16.24
€15.16
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€10.07
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.58
|
$4.20
€3.92
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$1.41
€1.31
|
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pay 11.1% less for groceries
France
|
Aix-en-provence
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.54
|
$8.15
€7.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.15
|
$4.67
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.65
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.94
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
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pay 17.4% less for transportation
France
|
Aix-en-provence
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.93
|
$7.12
€6.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€48.22
|
$32.49
€30.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,451.10
|
$30,323.64
€28,293.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.22
|
$13.92
€12.98
|
|
pay 18.0% more for housing
France
|
Aix-en-provence
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.90
|
$33.71
€31.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€726.85
|
$1,082.99
€1,010.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€570.66
|
$795.22
€741.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€130.37
|
$131.43
€122.63
|
|
pay 35.7% more for childcare
France
|
Aix-en-provence
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€660.26
|
$1,013.80
€945.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,190.98
|
$12,616.80
€11,772.14
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Aix-en-provence
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.76
|
$7.58
€7.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.85
|
$3.42
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.96
|
$11.10
€10.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.62
|
$37.63
€35.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€11.05
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
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pay 8.0% more for clothing
France
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Aix-en-provence
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€86.10
|
$86.64
€80.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.88
|
$50.90
€47.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€87.21
|
$90.97
€84.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€118.12
|
$132.12
€123.28
|
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