Cost of living comparison
Grenoble is 1.6% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Grenoble instead of Austria, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Grenoble
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.09
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.74
|
$2.86
€2.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$1.41
€1.29
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
Austria
|
Grenoble
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.56
|
$10.74
€9.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$4.67
€4.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.32
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$1.34
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
Austria
|
Grenoble
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.99
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.61
|
$68.99
€63.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,956.34
|
$35,083.37
€32,246.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.10
|
$18.82
€17.30
|
|
pay 21.2% less for housing
Austria
|
Grenoble
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.38
|
$33.71
€30.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€801.03
|
$785.17
€721.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€629.94
|
$568.57
€522.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.29
|
$131.43
€120.80
|
|
pay 1.5% more for childcare
Austria
|
Grenoble
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€431.60
|
$703.94
€647.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,131.36
|
$7,580.91
€6,967.99
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Grenoble
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.22
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.25
|
$3.42
€3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.75
|
$38.68
€35.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.66
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Austria
|
Grenoble
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.26
|
$86.64
€79.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.60
|
$39.26
€36.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.88
|
$90.97
€83.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.18
|
$132.12
€121.44
|
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