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

Monza is 3.1% more expensive than Aix-en-provence.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% more in Monza
Groceries: pay 10.3% more in Monza
Transportation: pay 11.8% more in Monza
Housing: pay 4.0% less in Monza
Childcare: pay 18.5% more in Monza
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% less in Monza
Clothing: pay 7.6% less in Monza

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

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Monza vs. Aix-en-provence Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.4% more for restaurants

	Aix-en-provence	Monza
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.32	$23.36 €20.42	+33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.25	$11.68 €10.21	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 €2.14	$3.32 €2.90	+35.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 €1.50	$1.40 €1.23	-18.2%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 10.3% more for groceries

	Aix-en-provence	Monza
Bread 1 loaf	$1.75 €1.53	$2.48 €2.17	+42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 €8.94	$8.18 €7.15	-20.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 €4.37	$6.27 €5.48	+25.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.40 €3.85	$3.35 €2.93	-23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.51 €4.82	$6.05 €5.29	+9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.89	$1.26 €1.11	+23.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.85	$0.93 €0.82	-4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.04	$1.51 €1.32	+26.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 €0.98	$1.59 €1.39	+41.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.69	$0.93 €0.81	+16.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.93	$0.79 €0.69	-25.0%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 11.8% more for transportation

	Aix-en-provence	Monza
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 €6.77	$7.86 €6.87	+1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.64	$53.53 €46.81	+52.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,703.71 €28,594.65	$35,039.69 €30,637.13	+7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.30 €17.75	$17.40 €15.22	-14.3%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 4.0% less for housing

	Aix-en-provence	Monza
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.87 €33.12	$28.03 €24.51	-26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,027.83 €898.69	$1,065.79 €931.88	+3.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$883.78 €772.74	$794.23 €694.44	-10.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.72 €129.16	$171.64 €150.07	+16.2%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 18.5% more for childcare

	Aix-en-provence	Monza
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.66 €553.17	$622.93 €544.66	-1.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,591.93 €6,638.04	$10,511.91 €9,191.14	+38.5%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Aix-en-provence	Monza
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 €6.13	$5.84 €5.11	-16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.45 €3.02	$1.99 €1.74	-42.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.85 €11.23	$7.01 €6.13	-45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.59 €35.49	$54.90 €48.00	+35.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.48 €13.53	$14.02 €12.25	-9.4%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 7.6% less for clothing

	Aix-en-provence	Monza
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$136.95 €119.74	$89.55 €78.29	-34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.24 €56.17	$40.88 €35.74	-36.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.20 €89.36	$116.10 €101.51	+13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.27 €119.14	$172.86 €151.14	+26.9%
Average			-7.6%

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