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San Mateo vs. Aix-en-provence Cost of Living Summary

San Mateo is 93.5% more expensive than Aix-en-provence.

Restaurants: pay 20.5% more in San Mateo
Groceries: pay 99.8% more in San Mateo
Transportation: pay 20.4% more in San Mateo
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in San Mateo
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in San Mateo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.8% more in San Mateo
Clothing: pay 43.5% less in San Mateo

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in San Mateo are more expensive than in Aix-en-provence. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in San Mateo.

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San Mateo vs. Aix-en-provence Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.5% more for restaurants

	Aix-en-provence	San Mateo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.32	$22.00	+25.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.25	$13.00	-7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 €2.14	$3.12	+27.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 €1.50	$2.34	+36.6%
Average			+20.5%

Aix-en-provence vs. San Mateo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.8% more for groceries

	Aix-en-provence	San Mateo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.75 €1.53	$5.11	+192.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 €8.94	$7.44	-27.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 €4.37	$6.00	+20.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.40 €3.85	$8.00	+81.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.51 €4.82	$9.67	+75.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.89	$3.00	+193.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.85	$0.90	-7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.04	$1.75	+46.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 €0.98	$3.33	+195.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.69	$2.70	+239.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.93	$2.00	+88.8%
Average			+99.8%

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pay 20.4% more for transportation

	Aix-en-provence	San Mateo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 €6.77	$4.76	-38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.64	$65.60	+87.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,703.71 €28,594.65	$36,753.89	+12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.30 €17.75	??
Average			+20.4%

Aix-en-provence vs. San Mateo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Aix-en-provence	San Mateo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.87 €33.12	$63.00	+66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,027.83 €898.69	$2,743.33	+166.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$883.78 €772.74	$2,855.00	+223.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.72 €129.16	$194.97	+32.0%
Average			+122.0%

Aix-en-provence vs. San Mateo - Cost of housing

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Aix-en-provence	San Mateo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.66 €553.17	$2,823.00	+346.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,591.93 €6,638.04	$42,750.00	+463.1%
Average			+404.6%

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pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Aix-en-provence	San Mateo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 €6.13	$7.00	-0.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.45 €3.02	$5.20	+50.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.85 €11.23	$8.50	-33.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.59 €35.49	$95.00	+134.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.48 €13.53	$15.99	+3.3%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 43.5% less for clothing

	Aix-en-provence	San Mateo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$136.95 €119.74	$60.00	-56.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.24 €56.17	$25.00	-61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.20 €89.36	$101.67	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.27 €119.14	$60.00	-56.0%
Average			-43.5%

Aix-en-provence vs. San Mateo - Cost of clothing

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