Cost of living comparison
United States is 11.6% more expensive than Grenoble.
If you lived in United States instead of Grenoble, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Grenoble
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.36
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
Grenoble
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
€1.80
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.90
€10.23
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.50
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
€2.98
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.51
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.91
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.28
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
Grenoble
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.97
€61.87
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,884.04
€29,902.96
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.11
€17.92
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 82.4% more for housing
Grenoble
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.11
€36.68
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$671.89
€630.14
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.08
€547.79
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.73
€128.24
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
Grenoble
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,016.99
€953.80
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
Grenoble
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.19
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.94
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.71
€10.98
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.87
€35.52
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.64
€11.86
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Grenoble
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.52
€94.28
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.97
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.88
€86.17
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.93
€134.05
|
$109.59
|
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