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Athlone vs. Aix-en-provence Cost of Living Summary

Athlone is 1.4% more expensive than Aix-en-provence.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% less in Athlone
Groceries: pay 25.3% less in Athlone
Transportation: pay 0.7% less in Athlone
Housing: pay 42.5% more in Athlone
Childcare: pay 41.1% less in Athlone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% more in Athlone
Clothing: pay 34.0% less in Athlone

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Athlone are more expensive than in Aix-en-provence. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Athlone.

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Athlone vs. Aix-en-provence Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Athlone instead of Aix-en-provence, you would:

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pay 1.1% less for restaurants

	Aix-en-provence	Athlone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.16 €17.94	$22.38 €19.92	+11.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$12.85 €11.44	-4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.67 €3.27	$2.90 €2.58	-21.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 €2.03	$1.89 €1.68	-17.2%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 25.3% less for groceries

	Aix-en-provence	Athlone
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$1.29 €1.15	-41.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.64 €9.47	$5.49 €4.88	-48.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.66 €4.15	$5.43 €4.84	+16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.79 €4.26	$3.86 €3.44	-19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.62 €6.78	$5.20 €4.62	-31.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.13	$1.19 €1.05	-6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 €0.99	$0.73 €0.65	-34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.13	$1.08 €0.96	-14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 €1.63	$1.29 €1.14	-29.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$1.05 €0.93	-17.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$0.81 €0.72	-31.1%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 0.7% less for transportation

	Aix-en-provence	Athlone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.05 €7.17	$7.62 €6.79	-5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,599.83 €30,795.09	$39,000.39 €34,711.75	+12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.43 €19.08	$17.24 €15.35	-19.5%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 42.5% more for housing

	Aix-en-provence	Athlone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.45 €29.77	$48.52 €43.19	+45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.67 €1,027.70	$1,497.65 €1,332.96	+29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$856.37 €762.20	$1,371.68 €1,220.84	+60.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.19 €122.99	$183.99 €163.76	+33.1%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 41.1% less for childcare

	Aix-en-provence	Athlone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$984.43 €876.18	$1,007.76 €896.94	+2.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,859.19 €14,115.25	$5,374.73 €4,783.70	-66.1%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Aix-en-provence	Athlone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €6.98	$7.28 €6.48	-7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 €3.31	$4.38 €3.90	+17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$17.92 €15.95	+33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.51 €33.39	$57.85 €51.49	+54.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$11.20 €9.97	-28.6%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 34.0% less for clothing

	Aix-en-provence	Athlone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.41 €99.16	$94.91 €84.47	-14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.68 €61.13	$41.06 €36.54	-40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 €93.02	$85.38 €75.99	-18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$167.96 €149.49	$76.52 €68.10	-54.4%
Average			-34.0%

Aix-en-provence vs. Athlone - Cost of clothing

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