Cost of living comparison
Braga is 37.7% cheaper than Grenoble.
If you lived in Braga instead of Grenoble, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Grenoble
|
Braga
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$7.70
€7.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.31
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.50
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Grenoble
|
Braga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.90
€10.04
|
$3.84
€3.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.42
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
€2.92
|
$2.42
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.43
|
$2.59
€2.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.08
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
Grenoble
|
Braga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.28
|
$7.89
€7.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.97
€60.75
|
$29.41
€27.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,884.04
€29,363.61
|
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.11
€17.60
|
$7.43
€6.84
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
Grenoble
|
Braga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.11
€36.02
|
$34.70
€31.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$671.89
€618.77
|
$691.28
€636.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.08
€537.91
|
$535.98
€493.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.73
€125.92
|
$81.89
€75.41
|
|
pay 70.1% less for childcare
Grenoble
|
Braga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,016.99
€936.60
|
$304.18
€280.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,039.64
€5,562.21
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
Grenoble
|
Braga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.08
|
$2.03
€1.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.89
|
$1.42
€1.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.71
€10.78
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.87
€34.88
|
$40.05
€36.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.64
€11.64
|
$7.26
€6.68
|
|
pay 30.3% less for clothing
Grenoble
|
Braga
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.52
€92.57
|
$80.95
€74.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.39
|
$29.32
€27.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.88
€84.62
|
$65.28
€60.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.93
€131.63
|
$59.10
€54.42
|
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