Cost of living comparison
Bordeaux is 4.1% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Bordeaux instead of France, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
France
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.77
|
$17.42
€16.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$3.20
€2.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
pay 13.5% more for groceries
France
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.49
|
$8.89
€8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.12
|
$4.50
€4.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.91
|
$6.82
€6.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.70
€1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
France
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.89
|
$7.51
€6.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.95
|
$47.35
€43.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
$35,261.63
€32,713.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.13
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
France
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
$34.04
€31.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€722.72
|
$861.89
€799.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€567.41
|
$649.74
€602.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
$164.53
€152.64
|
|
pay 16.8% less for childcare
France
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€656.51
|
$723.30
€671.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
$6,313.24
€5,857.11
|
|
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.73
|
$7.62
€7.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.83
|
$4.06
€3.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.43
|
$35.66
€33.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.98
|
$13.06
€12.12
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
France
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
$99.32
€92.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
$39.19
€36.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
$92.52
€85.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€117.45
|
$130.40
€120.98
|
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