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

Springfield is 15.8% more expensive than Aix-en-provence.

Restaurants: pay 3.5% more in Springfield
Groceries: pay 3.4% more in Springfield
Transportation: pay 15.1% less in Springfield
Housing: pay 67.8% more in Springfield
Childcare: pay 27.5% more in Springfield
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% less in Springfield
Clothing: pay 34.9% less in Springfield

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

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Springfield vs. Aix-en-provence Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.5% more for restaurants

	Aix-en-provence	Springfield
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.16 €18.00	$23.00	+14.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.00	$14.25	+6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.67 €3.28	$2.65	-27.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 €2.04	$2.00	-12.4%
Average			+3.5%

Aix-en-provence vs. Springfield - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.4% more for groceries

	Aix-en-provence	Springfield
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.99	$2.75	+23.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.64 €9.50	$8.27	-22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.66 €4.16	$3.94	-15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.79 €4.27	$3.50	-26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.62 €6.80	$4.99	-34.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.13	$2.19	+73.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 €1.00	$0.64	-42.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.13	$2.50	+98.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 €1.63	$2.14	+17.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$1.46	+15.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$1.65	+40.1%
Average			+3.4%

Aix-en-provence vs. Springfield - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.1% less for transportation

	Aix-en-provence	Springfield
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.05 €7.19	$3.73	-53.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.99	$54.00	+60.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,599.83 €30,894.08	$36,344.34	+5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.43 €19.14	$16.15	-24.6%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 67.8% more for housing

	Aix-en-provence	Springfield
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.45 €29.87	$72.00	+115.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.67 €1,031.00	$1,816.67	+57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$856.37 €764.65	$1,700.00	+98.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.19 €123.39	$161.67	+17.0%
Average			+67.8%

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pay 27.5% more for childcare

	Aix-en-provence	Springfield
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$984.43 €879.00	$1,493.75	+51.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,859.19 €14,160.62	$17,000.00	+7.2%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Aix-en-provence	Springfield
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €7.00	$6.00	-23.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 €3.32	$6.46	+73.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.44 €12.00	$13.50	+0.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.51 €33.49	$28.49	-24.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €14.00	$15.00	-4.3%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 34.9% less for clothing

	Aix-en-provence	Springfield
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.41 €99.48	$50.00	-55.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.68 €61.32	$39.77	-42.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 €93.32	$112.50	+7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$167.96 €149.97	$107.83	-35.8%
Average			-34.9%

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

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