Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bend vs. Annecy Cost of Living Summary
Bend is 10.1% more expensive than Annecy.
Bend vs. Annecy Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bend instead of Annecy, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
|
Annecy
|
Bend
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.52
€15.27
|
$21.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.43
€11.71
|
$10.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.52
|
$2.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.57
|
$1.71
|
|
Annecy vs. Bend - Cost of restaurants
pay 5.4% less for groceries
|
Annecy
|
Bend
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.78
|
$4.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.41
€10.82
|
$5.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
€4.05
|
$4.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
€3.46
|
$3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.10
€6.19
|
$4.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.06
|
$1.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.01
|
$0.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.45
|
$1.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
€1.40
|
$1.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.10
|
$0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.05
|
$0.78
|
|
Annecy vs. Bend - Cost of groceries
pay 45.1% less for transportation
|
Annecy
|
Bend
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.73
€6.74
|
$3.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$78.26
€68.21
|
$22.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,837.02
€32,980.64
|
$32,822.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.62
€17.10
|
$10.47
|
|
Annecy vs. Bend - Cost of transportation
pay 81.8% more for housing
|
Annecy
|
Bend
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.87
€29.52
|
$66.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$953.86
€831.43
|
$2,210.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.51
€651.57
|
$1,841.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.59
€179.21
|
$111.07
|
|
Annecy vs. Bend - Cost of housing
pay 70.3% more for childcare
|
Annecy
|
Bend
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.46
€653.27
|
$1,162.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,007.94
€6,108.47
|
$13,000.00
|
|
Annecy vs. Bend - Cost of childcare
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Annecy
|
Bend
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.18
€7.13
|
$6.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
€3.50
|
$5.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.02
€12.22
|
$10.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.57
€51.92
|
$55.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.02
€12.22
|
$14.25
|
|
Annecy vs. Bend - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 23.0% less for clothing
|
Annecy
|
Bend
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$112.13
€97.74
|
$55.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.64
€43.27
|
$56.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.99
€106.33
|
$72.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.30
€104.86
|
$103.75
|
|
Annecy vs. Bend - Cost of clothing
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